Lion Hand Puppet

Product Description

Measures 25cm Plush fake fur Stuffed toy squishy to touch Suitable for ages 3 years & up Let us hear you roar! Bring your favourite wild animal to life with this furry & fiercesome Lion hand puppet. Give your bedtime stories an extra wild edge with this finest top quality Lion glove puppet & encourage your youngster to invent their own stories & jungle role play scenarios. LION FACTS Physical Characteristics Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Head & body, 4.5 to 6.5 ft (1.4 to 2 m); Tail, 26.25 to 39.5 in (67 to 100 cm); Weight: 265 to 420 lbs (120 to 191 kg). Habitat Today Lions are found only in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, roaming areas of open country with shrub, spreading trees or reedbeds. The one exception is one very small population of Asian lions that survives in India's Gir Forest. Behaviour Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females & their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related & female cubs tend to stay with the group. Young males eventually leave & establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male. Males defend the pride's territory, which may include some 100 square miles. Breeding Lions begin to breed at two years but reach their prime at five years. Mating take place at most times of the year & a male may mate with several females. A lioness has cubs about every two years & gestation is 105 - 112 days. Shortly before birth, she chooses a suitable place for her lair, which ideally should be out of sight from predators, sheltered and close to water. The number of cubs in a litter is 2 to 5 & they are born blind with a spotted coat. Male lions take no interest in the rearing of the young & may sometimes even try to kill them. Diet Lions are carnivores. Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, & other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off. A lion's diet also consists of small rodents, hares & reptiles, which can be hunted & killed by a solitary lion. Strange & Interesting Facts Tigers are lions' closest relatives. Without their coats, lion & tiger bodies are so similar that only experts can tell them apart. A lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away. Lions often sleep for most or all of the day, especially in extreme heat.