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Lion Statues

	It’s better to be a lion for a day, than a sheep for your whole life. – Elizabeth Kenny Lions are truly the “big cats”, being the largest member of their species. A male lion can weigh in at more than 500 lbs, with the lioness, being smaller.

Standing Lion Garden Statue

Classic décor
Stone finish resin
36 x 12 x 21.5 inches

Yellow Tigress Figurine

Outstanding figurine
Painted resin
11 x 9 x 6 inches

Yellow Tiger Figurine

Amazing wildlife art
8 x 9 x 9
Painted Resin

Jaguar and Cub Figurine

Jungle elegance
Handpainted resin
8 x 5 x 7 inches

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Porcelain Leopard Figurine

Beautifully Detailed
6 Inches Tall
Painted Porcelain

Mountain Lion Figurine

Beautifully Detailed
Gray Rock Collection
12 Inches Tall

Stone Lion Statue

Great Garden Item
Stone Finish Resin
15 Inches Tall

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Lion Statues

Regardless of sex or size, the lion is a big eater, with males able to take in up to 94 lbs. of food in a day, and females eating 55 lbs. But that is only when gorging after a food shortage. The average intake for both is usually around 17-19 lbs. Females are excellent hunters, and if not caring for young, will bring down most of the small to mid-size game such as gazelles and zebras. The male lion hunts the largest prey, including buffalo and giraffe.

One thing that does sort the girls out from the boys, is that male lions have a mane, where the female has only a short coat and no ruff around the neck. Scientists have yet to determine what purpose this feature holds, but current thinking is that the mane is used as a “signal”, much as a peacock’s tail is. Suggestions are that a male in shaking its head and waving the mane about, is communicating his status or prowess to females of the pride.

All cats are not created equal, and that’s not just a size-related thing. Domestic felines are known for their ability to purr, which is generally taken for a sign of contentment. Lions, although they occasionally do make a vibration-like sound resembling a purr, can only do it when they exhale, where domestic cats do it continuously. On the other hand, lions can roar, and house pets can’t. That’s because lions have a two-piece hyoid bone, which runs from the base of the skull to the vocal chords, allowing them to vibrate in a different way than the common cat.

Most people think of their domestic cats as being aloof and loners. But in the wild, lions are truly a social unit, consisting of a group of females led by a dominant male. In a pride, where there can be anywhere from 5-30 females, they are usually all related, depending on how long the dominant male has been in place as the leader. But as “daughters” mature, they will be bred by their sire, and even should he be replaced, the inter-relationship continues through the maternal lines.

Oddly enough, even the “big cats”, can be affected by the same catnip that makes your household pet go bonkers. Apparently there is a chemical in the plant, which resembles one derived from the urine of a dominant female lion.

Lion figurines have come to hold some of the same majesty as the wild cats. From ancient carvings of bone or rock found in tombs, to modern artworks such as bronze castings or patchwork lion sculptures, they still hold the same reverence for power and dignity. Other big cats have the same fascination for Man, and such items as tiger print blankets, white tiger figurines, and leopard figurines, decorate many a desk, table or bookshelf.

I’m Not “Lion”

In the reign of Kublai Khan, the Chinese trained lions to hunt large prey, bring it down, and remain with the kill until hunters arrived.
A lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles away
The largest lion ever found was almost 11 feet long and weighed over 700 lbs.
Lions live an average of 10-14 years, with one lion, “Nero”, achieving the ripe age of 29 years in a West German zoo.
A lion pride will seldom clean up a kill. Vultures and hyenas finish it off.
Although females may make the kill, males will eat first.