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Step into the intriguing world of lions, the majestic kings of the jungle. Or perhaps they’d rather step into ours, as we can see in the video below? These magnificent creatures are not just symbols of strength and courage, but also of innate feline curiosity. With their showy manes and powerful roars, lions definitely command attention. However, it’s their inquisitive nature that truly sets them apart.

Sheer lion intelligence and curiosity is crucial to their survival in the diverse terrains they inhabit. It drives them to investigate sounds, track movements, and explore new territories. Their investigative nature makes them quite effective hunters, capable of strategizing and coordinating complex group hunting tactics.

But their curiosity isn’t limited to hunting. Young lions, in particular, are known for their playful curiosity. Often seen exploring their surroundings, playing with each other, and learning the skills they’ll need as adults. All of the fun isn’t left for the cubs, though, as the below clip clearly demonstrates! Make sure to read on to find out some uncommon facts about these splendid big cats.

Why Are Lions Highly Regarded?

Humans have seen lions as powerful figures of nature for thousands of years. A significant cultural impact can be seen as early as prehistoric cave paintings in France, which are possibly up to 15,000 years old!

The reasons behind the importance lions represent across civilizations are numerous, but rarely deviate. Assets like raw strength, impressive stature, and fierce courage belong to the mighty lion, and they’ve more than received credit for it.

Lions today can be observed maintaining the same prestige and dominance throughout several regions of sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in the eastern and southern areas of the continent.

Are Lions Endangered?

Unfortunately, the king of beasts has been downsized from his true position of royalty. Once proudly roaming most of Africa and portions of Eurasia, they now only call about 20% of that much space home. This significantly smaller range spans the grasslands of the African savanna and a very sparse territory in India.

Not to worry, though, as there are a wide variety of conservation efforts that are in action to prevent any further harm from coming to lion populations in the wild. Thanks to dedication and awareness, lions are currently only considered a vulnerable species.

Is This Normal Lion Behavior?

Lions do not typically interact with people – whether it is to get ‘pets’, like the lion in this video, or to attack, so the behavior displayed here is not normal. They generally will ignore safari vehicles as they are not very appealing to them. Vehicles don’t smell like food and are quite large, which can be intimidating to lions. Lions in the wild display different behavior than those kept in captivity. Wild lions are not accustomed to human interaction and prefer to keep their distance.

Lions in captivity, however, are slightly different. While it is still not normal for them to approach humans looking for affection, since they are around humans on a regular basis, they have become accustomed to these interactions and they have lost their natural fear of people. Lions also have a curious nature. This natural curiosity, added to their loss of human fear, leads them to do things outside of the normal behavior of the species.