WORLD LION DAY-- AUGUST 10TH



                           Today, August 10, is the day we should all appreciate this magnificent creature.Arguably,one of the most widely recognised animal in human culture, the lion has been  depicted in sculptures and paintings, on national flags, and in films and literature. This day's main purpose is to raise awareness on  this creature. More than 1000 of lions were killed in 2017 due to human activities.

Do you know the price of 1 lion bone.Its more than 1 thousand dollars to say the least.A hundred years ago we think there were over a million lions. Today it is estimated that they are between 20,000 or 35,000 lions on this planet and only 2,000 lions left in the wild Kenya.

How to celebrate lions day? The best thing to do is to spread awareness.Kids can draw pictures of lions though it will not look like a real one.How about putting a lion's photo in FB or setting it as your display pic. Good ideas...aren't they ???

Fun facts:
  • In 1758, Carll Linnaeus described the lion in his work Systema Naturae and gave it the scientific name Felis leo
  • The word lion , is derived from Latin: leo and Ancient Greek (leon).The word lavi (Hebrew:) may also be related.
  • Lions usually live up to only 14 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity and hunt at night
  • Ok you might be thinking that no one would eat lions but Hyenas eat old and injured lions.

That's all for this day ...ROARS ...THE LION'S DAY....  !!!!

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