| African Lion safari Kenya: Lion safari | | | | begins to grow at about three years of |
| in Africa Kenya-Lion animal information | | | | age. Famous is its roar, it may be heard |
| 11th April 2007 | | | | for 5miles around in the savannah. In |
| Author: Robert Muhoho | | | | African fables and proverbs the lion is |
| African lion safari in Kenya. African | | | | often humiliated, tricked or defeated by |
| lion information for your safari. Safari | | | | other small defenseless animals. |
| parks that offer luxury African lion | | | | Kenya rhino animals |
| safaris include Masai Mara African lion | | | | The rhino is the second largest in size |
| safari park, Samburu lion safari park, | | | | after the elephant. There are in Africa |
| Amboseli lion safari park, and Mt. Kenya | | | | two species of Rhino, the black and the |
| and Aberdare mountain lion safari parks | | | | white one. Where black only means a |
| among many others. The African lion | | | | shade darker, white means dirty grew; a |
| safari in Kenya is the most sought | | | | bit of a confusion which could be |
| after. | | | | cleared by calling each with its |
| The king of the forest or so the African | | | | scientific name of ceratotherium simum |
| lion has been re-baptized. The lion may | | | | (the white one) and Diceros Bicornis |
| be the king of the savannah but | | | | (the black one). |
| certainly not of the forest; it is not | | | | The first attains a length of 4 ½ |
| its habitat. Its scientific name is | | | | meters and a weight of 4 tons while the |
| panthera Leo, a carnivore; class- | | | | second does not reach 4 meters and just |
| mammals; family- felines. Its length may | | | | manages 2 tons. The gestation period of |
| reach 2 ½ meters, its height one metre. | | | | the first is a hundred days longer than |
| The female is slightly smaller. Weight; | | | | that of the second, estimated at 450-480 |
| 200 to 250kg. Gestation period; 105 to | | | | days. |
| 110 days. Length of life; up to 20years. | | | | The looks of the rhino are far from |
| The lioness not only takes care of the | | | | friendly; perhaps is nature's gift to a |
| cubs (three or four at a time) but it is | | | | timid (so experts believe) and even |
| also the more expert and agile hunter. | | | | easily frightened animal. There is no |
| Zebra and antelopes of various types | | | | doubt that its sight is very poor, so |
| like impala, Kongoni, make up the | | | | when feeling in danger it plays the |
| regular diet of an African lion. In | | | | bully and charges anyhow to scare off |
| need, it does not scorn rats, rock | | | | the supposed enemy be it an animal or a |
| rabbits, and even carrions of elephants, | | | | vehicle. The two horns on its snout are |
| buffaloes and giraffes. | | | | truly a formidable weapon; but their |
| The worst enemy of the lion is a rather | | | | scope is rather to enable the animal to |
| innocuous animal, the size of a small | | | | tear or uproot its food (besides grass |
| dog; the porcupine who very cleverly | | | | and tree bark, roots form its favorite |
| waits for the lion to run after him then | | | | diet) |
| suddenly stops letting the hunter stick | | | | Rhinos prefer small company; every |
| its nose in a forest of sharp quills in | | | | family chooses its territory and rarely |
| its jaws as this may remain stuck there | | | | goes beyond the boundaries. The rhino |
| for life, a painful reminder every time | | | | has a queer characteristic; a very long |
| it has to chew. | | | | sexual act. This may be the source of |
| The lion is a proverbial glutton; it may | | | | the legend widely believed in Asia that |
| eat up to one fifth of its weight at one | | | | Rhino horn powder is a powerful |
| meal. However, it may also fast for | | | | aphrodisiac. That is why it has been |
| three or four days. Humans may become | | | | exterminated in some places and reduced |
| its prey as well. The man eaters of | | | | to very few in others. The legend is not |
| Tsavo became famous during the building | | | | dead yet |
| of the Mombasa-Kisumu railway. One | | | | Robert is a travel expert with He has |
| station carries their name; Simba | | | | authored more than 1000 articles on |
| (Kiswahili for Lion) | | | | Africa Kenya animal holiday trip. |
| Only the male lion wears a mane; it | | | | |