What is a group of lions called?
A group of lions is called a pride. A typical pride includes several related females, their cubs and one to a few adult males.
Lions are the only big cats that live in groups. Female lions in a pride are usually related and stay together for life. They do most of the hunting, working as a team to catch larger prey such as zebras and wildebeest.
Males defend the pride's territory and protect the cubs. When new males take over a pride, they often push out or kill the young cubs of the previous males. Young males leave the pride at about two to three years old and may form small groups called coalitions.
Pride size
Prides usually have about 10 to 15 members, but they can be much larger. A lion's roar can be heard up to about 8 kilometers away and helps mark territory.
Did You Know?
Today most wild lions live in Africa, but a small population of Asiatic lions survives in the Gir Forest in India.