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The lion accelerates at the start of the chase by 9.5 m/s², whereas plains zebras, wildebeest and Thomson's gazelle accelerate by 5 m/s², 5.6 m/s² and 4.5 m/s², respectively; acceleration appears to be more important than steady displacement speed in lion hunts. [132]
Lions Clubs International, is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
The history of lions in Europe is part of the wider history of the lion species complex. The rediscovery and confirmation of their presence in Europe , already known by myths , historical accounts and ancient art , was made possible by the finds of fossils of Pleistocene , Holocene and Ancient lions excavated in Europe since the early 19th century.
The lion of Babylon is a statue at the Ishtar Gate in Babylon [10] The lion has an important association with the figure Gilgamesh, as demonstrated in his epic. [11] The Babylonian goddess Ishtar was represented driving a chariot drawn by seven lions.
The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
On August 8, the Lion's Gate Portal peaks. Learn more about this potent cosmic event.
Lions are depicted on vases dating to about 2600 BCE that were excavated near Lake Urmia in Iran. [106] The lion was an important symbol in Ancient Iraq and is depicted in a stone relief at Nineveh in the Mesopotamian Plain. [107] [108] The lion makes repeated appearances in the Bible, most notably as having fought Samson in the Book of Judges.
An Asiatic lion. The Asiatic lion's habitat is dry scrub land and open deciduous forest. The lion population increased from 411 individuals in 2010 to 674 in 2020, and all of them live in or around Gir National Park. [9] In 1900 it was estimated that the population was as low as 100, and the Asiatic lion was declared a protected species.