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Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are primarily nocturnal, although bordering on crepuscular in nature. This means that they are active primarily during dawn and dusk.

Some prides included a single male, while others can have up to 6 males. Where a pride has more than one male lion, they are probably litter mates or have established a permanent bond as siblings.

Nowadays, wild lions only remain in remote areas which have yet to be developed by man.

So, just where do lions live?

Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with an endangered remnant population in Gir Forest National Park in India. Unfortunately, lion populations disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. A small population was once believed to have survived in remote parts if Iran, but these too are now thought to be extinct.

Until the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans. In fact, they were once found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from Western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru.

Unfortunately today, the lion has become a species at risk, having seen a possibly irreversible population decline of thirty to fifty percent over the past two decades in its African range.

This means that lion populations are now next to untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered.

Breeding

A lioness will produce a litter of cubs about every two years. Shortly before giving birth, she chooses a suitable site for her lair, which must be sheltered, close to water, out of sight, and safe from potential predators. The cubs are born blind, with a spotted coat. For two months they are completely dependent on their mother’s milk.

At six weeks they begin to accompany their mother to the kill, where they acquire a taste of meat and learn how to hunt. A lion cub cannot tear meat until it has permanent teeth - usually produced once it has reached about one year old, so it continues to rely on its mother for food. Slowly the cubs will master the art of hunting and by 15 months the cubs will be able to catch and kill small prey.

When the cubs reach two years of age, their mother is usually pregnant again and they are forced to leave her. However, some female cubs may be allowed to stay in the pride, but the dominant male will drive out all the male cubs. Less than half the young lion survive their first few weeks alone .

What do Lions eat?

Lionesses usually hunt for the pride which is probably why they are more aggressive by nature. However, the male lion will always take precedence at the kill, dragging the prey in to the shade, then gorging himself before the females and cubs begin to eat.

The male lion usually stays and watches its young while waiting for the lionesses to return from the hunt. Typically, several lionesses work together and encircle the herd from different points. Once they have closed with a herd, they usually target the closest prey. The attack is short and powerful; they attempt to catch the victim with a fast rush and final leap. The prey usually is killed by strangulation, which can cause cerebral ischemia or asphyxia (which results in hypoxemic, or "general", hypoxia). The prey also may be killed by the lion enclosing the animal's mouth and nostrils in its jaws which would also result in asphyxia. Smaller prey, though, may simply be killed by a swipe of a lion's paw.

However, lions are not particularly known for their stamina—for instance, a lioness' heart makes up only 0.57 percent of her body weight (a male's is about 0.45 percent of his body weight), whereas a hyena's heart is close to 1 percent of its body weight. Therefore, they only run fast in short bursts, and need to be close to their prey before starting the attack. They take advantage of factors that reduce visibility; many kills take place near some form of cover or at night. They sneak up to the victim until they reach a distance of around 30 metres (98 ft) or less.

The lions preferred prey are wildebeest and zebra which are slower and easier to catch than small antelopes and gazelles.

When water is scarce, lions will often lie in wait close to a water hole, knowing that its prey will eventually go there to drink.

When prey is scarce, lions will then eat almost anything, including carrion. They may even attack larger prey such as giraffe, buffalo, and hippopotamus. They are have also been known to take on elephants and rhinoceros, but this is rare due to the danger of injury.

Of course, lions will also attack domestic livestock. In India, cattle contribute significantly to their diet. Lions are also quite capable of killing other predators such as leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and wild dogs, though unlike most big cats, they will seldom eat the competitors after killing them.

A lion may gorge itself and eat up to 66 lb in one sitting, and if it is unable to consume all the kill it will rest for a few hours before consuming more. An adult lioness requires an average of about 11 lb of meat per day, while a male needs about 15.5 lb.

Lion facts

1.There may be one species of lion but did you know that it was believed that there were up to 12 subspecies of lion? Unfortunately, some of these subspecies are now extinct and others have been discounted for being too similar. So today we are left with 8 - for now.

2. Lions have been known to breed with tigers (most often the Siberian and Bengal subspecies) to create hybrids called ligers and tiglons (or tigons). They also have been crossed with leopards to produce leopons and jaguars to produce jaglions. The marozi is reputedly a spotted lion or a naturally occurring leopon, while the Congolese Spotted Lion is a complex lion-jaguar-leopard hybrid called a lijagulep. Such hybrids were once commonly bred in zoos, but this is now discouraged due to the emphasis on conserving species and subspecies. Hybrids are still bred in private menageries and in zoos in China.

3. The lion is the tallest (at the shoulder) of all living cats, averaging about 14 cm (5.5 in) taller than the tiger. Behind only the tiger, the lion is the second largest living big cat in length and weight.

4. The longest known lion, at nearly 3.6 m (12 ft) in total length, was a black-maned male shot near Mucsso, southern Angola in October 1973; the heaviest lion known in the wild was a man-eater shot in 1936 just outside Hectorspruit in eastern Transvaal, South Africa and weighed 313 kg (690 lb).

5. The mane of the adult male lion, unique among cats, is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the species. It makes the lion appear larger, providing an excellent intimidation display; this aids the lion during confrontations with other lions and with the species' chief competitor in Africa, the spotted hyena.

6. The white lion is not a distinct subspecies, but a special morph with a genetic condition, leucism that causes paler colouration akin to that of the white tiger; the condition is similar to melanism, which causes black panthers. They are not albinos, having normal pigmentation in the eyes and skin.

7. Lions are the most socially inclined of all wild big cats, most of which remain quite solitary in nature.

8. Lions spend much of their time resting and are inactive for about 20 hours per day.

9. Lionesses do the majority of the hunting for their pride, being smaller, swifter and more agile than the males, and unencumbered by the heavy and conspicuous mane, which causes overheating during exertion.

10. The Nile crocodile is the only sympatric predator (besides humans) that can singly threaten the lion. Depending on the size of the crocodile and the lion, either can lose kills or carrion to the other. Lions have been known to kill crocodiles venturing onto land, while the reverse is true for lions entering waterways, as evidenced by the occasional lion claw found in crocodile stomachs.

11. Although adult lions have no natural predators, evidence suggests that the majority die violently from humans or other lions. Lions often inflict serious injuries on each other, either members of different prides encountering each other in territorial disputes, or members of the same pride fighting at a kill.

12. Lions have an array of facial expressions and body postures that serve as visual gestures. Their repertoire of vocalizations is also large. Lion sounds include snarling, purring, hissing, coughing, meowing, woofing and roaring. Lions tend to roar in a very characteristic manner, starting with a few deep, long roars that trail off into a series of shorter ones. They most often roar at night; the sound, which can be heard from a distance of 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), is used to advertise the animal's presence. Lions have the loudest roar of any big cat.

13. Lions were kept and bred by Assyrian kings as early as 850 BC, and Alexander the Great was said to have been presented with tame lions by the Malhi of northern India. Later in Roman times, lions were kept by emperors to take part in the gladiator arenas.

14. The lion will only kill when it is hungry. Prey can usually sense when lions are hunting and grazing animals will often ignore lions at other times – even when they close by.

15. Lion-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of lions in combat with other animals - usually dogs. Records of it exist in ancient times through until the seventeenth century. It was finally banned in Vienna by 1800 and England in 1825.

16. Lions were once kept in the Tower of London. However, the presence of lions at the Tower of London was intermittent, being restocked when a monarch or his consort such as Margaret of Anjou the wife of Henry VI - either sought or were given such magnificent -animals.

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Need images for your company website or blog--but can't afford (or don't want to afford) to pay for them?

Chelsea Blacker, head of Client Delivery at digital marketing agency BlueGlass UK, put together the following list of websites that provide free images for commercial business use (which means an image falls within Creative Commons (CC) or is royalty free. For more on what those terms mean, check out the bottom of this post.)

Some sites supply exclusively Creative Commons or royalty-free images, while other sites offer a mix of images, some free for commercial use, some are not. Always make sure you understand the restrictions on a particular image before you use it.

Here's Chelsea's list:

General Free Image Websites

Wikimedia.org. With more than 17 million media files available and guaranteed Creative Commons (CC), this is a great place to find quality images (though many strike me as non-professional).

Flickr: With a wealth of images and a simple advanced search for CC images, Flickr is a go-to for tapping into millions of images.

Morgue File: Some great images, but you must click on each image individually to determine if it's available under Creative Commons. I found about one in seven images were CC, but many of those were still not available for commercial use. (Morgue does offer HTML for posting the image, though, which I found quite helpful.)

Unrestricted Stock: A mix of stock photos and vectors, this site is entirely free and everything may be used for commercial purposes according to their license agreement. I wouldn't say there are a ton of options on this site, but everything I have seen is of good quality.

Microsoft Office: Yes, this is real: Microsoft giving something useful away for free on a commercial level. The images are offered to anyone with Office.com or MS Office Web Apps: "You may copy and use the media elements in projects and documents." But there are a few rules, so check them out.

Pixabay: Tons of great images all free and in line with creative commons for commercial use. I found their search function superior to other internal image search engines.

FreeDigitalPhotos.net: Only the small sizes of images are free. And keep in mind they require attribution on all free images used (HTML code is offered too) and your email address must be provided.

USA.gov: By far the most random site on this list, the U.S. government has provided a list of sites with images on offer from the national archives to NASA. They warn not all images on the sites are 100 percent public domain, so double check. However, I've sniffed around about four sites and they are practically begging me to take the images.

StockPhotosFree.com: They say the images are "royalty free" and guarantee they can be used for commercial purposes. Unfortunately, I'd argue the quality of these stock images are the same as what I'd take on a holiday.

Foter.com: Great range of images (but searches for "coffee" brought up a surprising number of images of young girls in suggestive positions/situations). You can search for CC images specifically permitted for commercial use with the tick of a box.

FreeMediaGoo.com: Minimal selection, very few themes. I wouldn't use it, despite being royalty free.

Deviant Art: This site is full of stunning images; the community creating and curating the site enjoy fantasy, role play, Lord of the Rings, etc. The section of the site dedicated to CC images is a bit difficult to navigate and they actually encourage you to use Google to search it with the query string: "This work is licensed under Creative Commons."

FreeRangeStock: Royalty free images abound, about 50 percent quality to 50 percent novice. They make you jump through hoops to download images while promoting their brand via your social media accounts, so just scroll down the pop-up download window to ignore the cries for promotion.

Pdphoto.org: Public Domain Photo supplies a range of images, though I'd argue the search function is a bit inaccurate and the quality of images is not high.

Niche Photography

Photoeverywhere.co.uk: Images are geographic specific and free and easy to download; the photographer asks for a link as credit.

BigFoto.com: Images based on locations around the world. They ask for a link back in return and that's it. I'd suggest the images aren't always as sharp as I'd hope, but their is great breadth in the countries and local people on offer.

FromOldBooks.org: Excellent resource for vintage images scanned from old story books. Produced before copyright laws became a hindrance, they're free to all to use!

Animalphotos.info: Images of animals, catagorized like a directory, all under Creative Commons. After looking at macaques, tuffed ducks, and red shovelers, I can say the image quality is outstanding.

CarPictures.cc: Lots of pictures of cars that fall under Creative Commons. The quality of the images is quite good.

Openclipart.org: Gorgeous clip art for unlimited commercial use, all royalty free.

Clker.com: Free clip art available for commercial use. Don't get hung up on the retro Web design, this site has a lot on offer.

Flickr Search Engines

JohnJohnston.info: Notably simple, pulling from Flickr. The site ensures all images also feature the simple embed code, complete with attribution link.

CompFight.com: A search engine which can filter for only CC images on Flickr, as well as separately showing some paid for Shutterstock images.

Search.CreativeCommons.org: A great place to search for creative commons images across Flickr, Pixabay, Google Images, and Open Clip Art Library. While you can only do a search through one CC supplier at a time, it's a great starting point.

Photopin.com: Created to help bloggers easily and corrrectly attribute photos, Photo Pin offers one of the more seamless user experiences on this list. Be sure to select the "commercial" tick box to search for CC images. (However, at the end of the day they are just another site utilizing Flickr's API to present photos in an alternative view.)

Alternative Image Websites with Images to Mention

The following sites are featured in other posts about "free" images, but they didn't meet my requirements of supplying images at no cost with Creative Commons style permission to use them for commercial use.

PicSearch.com: Many images and some filters for file size and layout, however no clear division for royalty free CC images.

PhotoRogue.com: Can't find the image you've got your heart set on? Request a photographer take your ideal image for you and negotiate whether Creative Commons is applicable directly.

Kozzi.com: Royalty free, on a credit pricing plan.

stock.xchng: Recently bought by Getty, these images are royalty free. Great images and a decent search function. However, the sign-up process requires a home address, which some people may find a bit dodgy.

What does Creative Commons mean?

To most people, Creative Commons is synonymous with free media like photos, sound, and video. However, Creative Commons is actually a non-profit organization based in California, and there are varying levels of freedom associated with media submitted. Check this infographic about how to correctly attribute Creative Commons.

There are two attributions to look out for if you're using images for business needs. These include Non-Commercial (NC) which means not used for business intentions, and No Derivative Works (ND) which permit only the original work to be utilized. To ensure the media you wish to use is not restricted in any way, confirm the license is a CC, which waives all rights of the creator in the public domain.

Another license with limited requirements is CC BY, which means users can edit the work and use it for commercial benefit as long as attribution to the original work is followed. For more info on creative commons, click here.

What does Royalty Free mean?

Royalty free means piece of media is free of copyright and may be used without paying royalty charges or a license fee; however, there may be a one-off payment to obtain the image (this is what I noticed on many sites promoting RF images). Please note that with a royalty-free image the owner still has copyright; they simply grant you a license to use it without paying royalties.