Lions , Photography , Wildlife. Patrick Grealy Nov 4, You must be logged in to post a comment. This is such an interesting blog Sean. The most iconic sound of the African bush must be the roar of a lion. It sounded nearby, but our ranger assured us it was quite distant.
Thanks for the lesson in anatomy, Sean! Awesome Post. Very interesting! Until I came to Africa I thought the roar was like the MGM Lion which sounds like it has changed over the years to me , then coming and hearing one live it sounded much different to me. One of the greatest show by the natural world! When in Frankfurt I heard lions at dinner time roaring for food. Thanx for this blog. I am loving these fascinating facts you all are sharing!
Popular literature took the term and applied it in ignorance to many vegetation types which are more structurally complex than the relatively simple forests which North Americans and Europeans are used to, generating confusion along the way? This has only been exacerbated by popular culture again promulgating the notion of the lion as the king of the jungle, which is patently ridiculous even in jangala, where lions would face competition from leopard and wild dogs, challenges from rhino and elephant, and at least young lion face a risk of predation from dogs, pythons and other predators.
Gm movie was a lion, I seen how they did it on sixty minutes or something like that. Many years ofo. Lion roar expertly stripped apart and decoded very simply for the benefit of us all.
I have also observed that darker maned males have deeper roars. Female roar is it purely sexually or authoritative to an extent? Do hormones trigger behavioural traits like roaring in lion? I totally agree Sean! Once again great information, I will never forget the first time I heard and witnessed a Lion roar, truely awesome.
Wow, what a fascinating and informative account of the physiology of a lions roar Sean!! Thanks so much for the research and post! Super interesting Sean! I can still recall a childhood visit to the a friends bush camp in the SabiSabi area where lion passed by our window which was actually below ground level and roared while passing the window. One of those moments of sheer fear mixed with a weird sort of pleasure that has stuck with me forever. All of a sudden a lion began to call. I thought he might be coming to dinner but our guide assured me he was not!
It is quite startling the first time you hear it, but also fascinating. I so remember one of these brothers roaring right next to our vehicle, Sean…one of my favorite life moments! Our best photographs are available for purchase in digital format from the Londolozi Live Fine Art Store, via credit card.
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This is because they have a longer ligament that enables them to extend and stretch the voice box more than other species of cat, allowing them to make very loud, deep sounds.
Cheetahs, snow leopards, puma and other species have voice boxes that are more like those of common house cats, with vocalizations that sound like purrs or meows. Younger males, particularly in coalitions, are always looking for an opportunity to defeat a resident male and take over the pride. Consequently, they are always listening to judge the strength of the lion behind the roar. Apparently, a lion can identify the roars and calls of up to 20 individuals, according to our African wildlife guides.
Research has shown that roaring is confined to pride males within their territories and nomadic males only start roaring when they are taking over a pride.
Pride males remain silent outside of their territories. Prides can also roar as a group with each voice being individually distinctive. Young cubs may join in the group roar of their pride with their own little mews. If young males perceive something unusual about the strength of a roar, they may approach to investigate any potential weaknesses in the resident male.
Ultimately, after roughly three years most pride males are displaced by younger, stronger challengers. Research has shown that females with cubs can distinguish immediately between the roars of their own resident pride males, the fathers of their cubs, and the roars of unfamiliar males that could potentially be infanticidal. Lionesses are extremely protective of their young and any successful male challenger would most likely kill all the cubs under one year old to spur the females to become sexually active.
Lions of various ages and genders have unique vocalisations using a wide range of intensities and pitch. In addition to the roar of the lion, vocalisations include purrs, snarls, meows, and hisses.
Biological research into the interactions between males has shown that the bigger the male, the more intimidating he looks to other males, especially the younger ones considering their chances of defeating the pride male. The darker the mane the more testosterone being producing, so this also acts as an intimidating factor to younger males.
Dark-maned males tend to survive longer, have higher testosterone levels, and heal up better after battles. The sense of smell plays a big role in lion communication. Females communicate their readiness and willingness to mate using pheromones and organic chemicals, particularly when they go into oestrous. A male lion can easily pick up on these signals even from a distance. Males also use scent to mark their territories and to communicate their strength and virility.
This could be considered their second line of defense against younger males willing to challenge them for the role of pride male. Males will mark their territories by urinating and clawing trees, both of which leave strong scent markers. When a lion comes across the urine or scent of another lion, it will bare its teeth in what is called the Flehmen grimace.
This can look like a snarl or threat display, but in fact has nothing to do with a threat. Urine provides a veritable catalog of information to lions about the age, sex, sexual status, testosterone levels, estrogen levels, and the overall condition of another lion.
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