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León 101 | Lion Fact Sheet (Spanish)

León (Panthera leo): gran felino de la familia Felidae. Reino: | AnimaliaFilo: | ChordataClase: | MammaliaOrden: | CarnivoraFamilia: | FelidaeGénero: | PantheraEspecie: | leo Los leones están en la cima de la cadena alimentaria, sin depredadores naturales. A menudo se los representa en historias y ...

Lion Fact Sheet

Lion (Panthera leo): large cat in the family Felidae. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Family: | Felidae Genus: | Panthera Species: | leo Lions are at the top of the food chain, with no natural predators. They are ...

Okavango: River of Dreams - Episode 3: Inferno

Lions Take Down Warthogs

A pride of lions has no trouble hunting warthogs in their territory. They prey on the hogs to get them through the dry season in the Okavango.

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Okavango: River of Dreams - Episode 2: Limbo

Elephants Mourn a Killed Buffalo

A group of elephants takes offense when a pride of lions kills a buffalo. One elephant behaves as though she's lost one of her own in this fascinating display between two powerful species on the Okavango.

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Lion IQ Test

Super Cats: Episode 3 | Science and Secrets

Are lions the most intelligent cat?

Dr. Natalia Borrego works with lion whisperer Kevin Richardson to carry out lion IQ tests. She believes that they are the smartest of all the cats.

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The White Lions

NATURE Celebrates World Lion Day

This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009 in South Africa’s Kruger Park. Growing up on the savanna, they must overcome not only ...