Lion
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| ライオン | |||
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| Romaji | Raion
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Panthera leo
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| Distribution | Africa, Middle East and India
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 14 years
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| Read More | Lion
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| Lion | Anime | Season 2 | Festival | Pavilion (Gen 2) | KF3 (V2) | Kingdom | Nexon Game | Gallery |
“ Others sure do get the impression that being a lion means sleeping all the time. Yeah, I can't deny that. It's just that they call me the 'King of Beasts', so I've really got to act like a proper role model. Even then, they see me as a symbol of strength, too, so I'm not letting myself fall behind. I'm working hard in the shadows”
— Lion's introduction.
The Lion is a mammalian Friend that first appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game.
Appearance
Lion has thick, fluffy dirty blonde hair that fades with a brown gradient at the top. Her eyes are a golden yellow and her ears are a light brown. She wears a fur ruff around her neck, a white blouse with a red and orange plaid skirt with matching plaid tie. She wears tan thigh highs with white boots.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | First Appearance | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Minor character in story, Playable character | |
| 2017 | Kemono Friends (2017 Anime) | ↪ Major character | S1E06: Plains |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Pavilion | ↪ Minor character with multiple observable versions | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko | Minor character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Festival | ↪ Minor character, obtainable | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross | Mimamori Friend; also has playable puzzle | |
| 2018 | Safari Drive | Appears in safari drive PV | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 2 | ↪ Cameo | S2E04: Different Kinds of Houses |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3 | ↪ Major character with multiple obtainable versions | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours | ↪ Major character, obtainable | |
| 2022 | Pachislot Kemono Friends | ↪ Minor character | |
| 2022 | Kemono Friends Kingdom | ↪ Minor character, obtainable | |
Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko
Lion appears as a minor character in Puzzle Puzzle Gokko. She appears on top of the board on some levels of the game as a still picture of her anime model.
Kemono Friends Picross
Lion appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
Tobu Japari Park
Lion appeared in Tobu Japari Park, an interactive promotional collaboration between Kemono Friends and Tobu Zoo.
Bikkuriman
Lion appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.
In Real Life
Lions are large felines that are traditionally depicted as the "king of the jungle." These big cats once roamed Africa, Asia and Europe. However, now they are found in only two areas of the world and are classified into two subspecies. Asiatic lions live in India's Gir Forest; African lions live in central and southern Africa. The African lion is 4.5 to 6.5 feet (1.4 to 2 meters) long from its head to its rump, and its tail measures from 26.25 to 39.5 inches (67 to 100 centimeters) long.
A single lion kills about 15 large animals each year, filling out its diet with carrion, as well as kills made by other members of the pride. most of their victims weigh between 50 and 300 kilograms (110-660 lbs). The most common prey are zebras, giraffes, pigs, cape buffalo, antelope and wildebeests. Male lions usually leave almost all of the hunting to the females, but once a kill is made, they will sometimes drive off the females and cubs in order to be the first to feed upon the prey.
The basic units of lion social organization are resident prides occupying hunting territories of a size that can sustain the pride during times of scarcity. Lion densities, home territory size and social group size vary in parallel with habitat suitability and prey abundance, generally larger in moist grasslands where game is plentiful and smaller in drier bush with fewer prey animals. Due to their social nature, lions have one of the most complex communication behaviours of any of the cats. Lions make a variety of calls, each with a grading of volume, intensity, tempo and tone
References
https://www.livescience.com/27404-lion-facts.html
http://lionalert.org/page/lion-communication