{"id":80,"date":"2020-08-10T05:34:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T05:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.girnationalpark.in\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2021-10-11T08:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T08:07:17","slug":"world-lion-day-2020-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-king-of-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.girnationalpark.in\/blog\/world-lion-day-2020-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-king-of-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"World Lion Day 2020: All You Need to Know About the King of Jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThe lion has always been the most revered of the big cats, and the animal everyone hopes to spot when they go on safari.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The world\nlion day is observed across the globe on August 10 every year and aims to\nawareness and educates people about lions and issues concerning the\nconservation of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asiatic lion found in India is listed as endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list and are largely found in the restricted Gir forest<\/a> and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past,\nthe Asiatic lion roamed over the Indo-Gangetic plains, extending from Sindh in\nthe west to Bihar in the east. Paintings, literature and the records of lion\nhunt reveal that the lions were the royal animal during the Mauryan and the\nGupta period and enjoyed an important place during the Mughal period too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lions found\nin India are slightly smaller in caparison to their African counterparts. As\nper differences in morphological, Male Asiatic lions have only moderate mane\ngrowth at the top of the head so that their ears are always visible. Also a\ncharacteristic which is always seen in Asiatic lions, and rarely in African\nlions, is a longitudinal fold of skin running along its belly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lions mostly\nhunt in the night or in the early morning. On average, lions hunt every two to\nfour days when there is the availability of prey and can stay without food for\nmore than a week. A lion needs approximately 5 to 7 kgs of meat daily, but they\ncan consume 20 to 30 per cent of their body weight when they have plenty to\neat. Major wild prey species of lions are Chital, Sambar, Nilgai and Wild pig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a\ndifference between the lion and the other predatory animals. Lion only hunts\nwhen it is hungry it never believes in killing excessively. Lions are strategic\nhunters, they hunt and eat together. During daytime they take possession of\nwater points in the jungle, they wait ambushed at these points and jump on\nunsuspecting animals coming for drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why save lions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion is an\napex predator and ensures ecological balance as it helps to control the\npopulations of browsers and grazers. Its conservation ensures protection of\nnatural forest areas and habitats and in turn helps in biodiversity\nconservation. In Gir protected area , many water resources are safeguarded in\nthe lion kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion is also\na part of Indian mythology and has been a part of its cultural identity. The\nlocal people in Gir and greater Gir region take pride in coexistence with\nnature and are emotionally attached with lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although\nlions in wild are restricted only in Gujarat but as part of ex-situ\nconservation programme, lions are found in all the major zoos of India. Due to\nits hunting behavior and its social organization Lions are called the king of\nthe jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:\nNews18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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