* The Term "King of the Beast" is misleading because a lion will run from many creatures, including elephants and rhinoceros.

 * A group of Lions is called a "Pride"

 * A female Lion is called a "Lioness"

 * The hunting grounds for a pride of lions can range from 8 to 150 square miles.

 * The largest lion on record was almost 11 feet long and weighed nearly 700 pounds.

 * A lion's average life span is 13 years but a lion named "Nero" once lived to the ripe old age of 29 in a West German zoo.

 * Lions rarely eat an entire kill. Hyenas and vultures finish the rest.

 * Lionesses hunt in groups. While one group of lions drives the prey to a certain area, another group will wait to ambush the approaching animals.

 * Other lionesses in a pride will "baby-sit" a mother's cubs while she goes off to hunt.

 * A lioness can run as fast as 35 mph for short distances and can leap more that 30 feet.

 * There are only one fourth the number of lions in Africa as there were just 40 years ago.

* A lion's eyesight is five times better than a human's, and it can hear prey that is more then a mile away.

 * Using their keen sense of smell, lions can tell if prey is nearby and even how long ago it was in the area.

 * It may take up to 4 hours for a pride of lions to finish eating.

 * A male lion eats first, even though the females actually catch the prey.

* After eating, a thirsty lion may drink for as long as 20 minutes.

 * A captive lion eats about 15 pounds of meat each day, but a wild lion usually eats only twice a week.

 * Lions were once thought to magical creatures and were worshipped as gods.

 * Lions are the most social of all the cats, living in groups called "prides." There can be up to 40 members in a pride with over half of them being cubs and young adults.

 * Females will often stay with the pride their entire life, while young males are driven out.