Lion cubs Description

Young cubs drink milk from their mother. It is good for them and helps them to grow quickly.

At around two to three months, they begin to eat meat as well with their small milk teeth.

Lion cubs are born with tawny black spots which eventually disappear as they grow older.

When it is time to give birth a lioness leaves her pride and has her lion cubs in dense cover.

Cubs remain hidden for one to two months before being introduced to the rest of the pride.

A lion cub weighs about three pounds when it is born. By the age of two, it has already

become a good hunter. 10. Fully grown adult male lions weigh between 330 and 500 pounds.

Male lions can grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh up to 550 pounds, while female lions

can grow to a length of 9 feet and weigh up to 395 pounds.

The cubs start to eat meat at about three months and are weaned at about six months.

Lionesses stay within the pride all their lives but male lions either leave of their own accord or

are driven off by the pride males at two to three years of age.

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