Lions are the laziest of the big cats. They usually spend 16 to 20 hours a day sleeping and resting, devoting outdoor the remaining hours to hunting, courting or protecting their territory. They keep in contact with one another by roaring loud enough to be heard up to five miles away. The pride usually remains intact until the males are challenged adventures and successfully driven away or killed by other males, who then take over. Not all lions live outdoor in prides. At maturity, young males leave the units of their birth and spend several years as nomads before they become strong enough to take over a pride of their own. Some never stop wandering and continue to follow migrating herds; but the nomadic life is much more difficult, with little time for resting adventures or reproducing. Within the pride, the territorial males are the fathers of all the cubs. When a lioness is in heat, a male will join her, staying with her constantly.

When a foal outdoor is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members adventures of her family) outdoor away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize adventures her by sight, voice and smell. While outdoor all foals have a close association with adventures their outdoor mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family. Zebras are important prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting adventures dogs, leopards and cheetahs. When a family group is attacked, the members form a semicircle, face the predator and watch it, ready to bite or strike should the attack continue. If one of the family is injured the rest will outdoor and adventures often encircle it to protect it from further attack.

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