Happy Lion Day! 🎉
Stop by the lion habitat at the Zoo today from 10 am – 2 pm! We’ll have a table set up and keeper chats throughout the day. Can’t make it? Check out our favorite lion facts:
🦁Male lions are the defenders of the pride, while the females are the hunters and leaders
😴Lions can sleep up to 21 hours a day
📣A lion’s roar can be heard 3 miles away
🌍There are lions in both Africa and Asia
✂There is a population of male lions in Kenya who don’t have manes
🌳Most lions live in the savanna, while one population in India lives in the forest
(📷: Zookeeper Jen)