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Facts about Lion Cubs

I’m sure we are in love with lion cubs. Here are some facts about the cubs plus others are followed in the questions.

1. Lionesses stay within the pride all their lives but make lions either leave of their own accord or are driven off by the pride males at two to three years of age (Africa Wildlife Detective)

2. African male lions generally play no paternal role when it comes to provisioning of food to the cubs (Africa Wildlife Detective).

3. If there are older cubs already in the pride, the mother must wait until her young are around three months old before introducing them (Lion Alert).

  • Question of

    Lioness gestation period lasts about

    • 110-120 days
    • 100-115 days
  • Question of

    Cubs are the largest carnivore in Africa

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    The cubs are nursed for approximately

    • 3 months
    • 6 months
    • 9 months
  • Question of

    Cubs begin eating meat at the age of

    • 3 months
    • 5 months
  • Question of

    Lioness give birth to a litter of

    • 3-6 cubs
    • 2-5
    • 3-9
  • Question of

    They achieved hunting skills at the age of

    • 2 years
    • 3 years
  • Question of

    Cubs start walking at the age of

    • 10-15 days
    • 5-10 days
  • Question of

    Lion cubs are the second largest species in the cat family

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    It’s the responsibility of the lioness to train her cubs to hunt

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    10. Cubs become fully grown at

    • 3-4 years
    • 2-4 years

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  1. Very interesting and informative quiz, Intro. I got about half of the questions right, but some were guesses. But I didn’t understand question #2 “Cubs are the largest carnivore in Africa”. The cubs are smaller than the adults, so how can they be the largest?

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