World Lion Day

World Lion Day, marked on 10 August, is a reminder that these animals need protection. By supporting conservation efforts that safeguard wild species and wild environments, you help ensure that future generations will still hear the powerful sound of a lion’s roar. Tribe and Sindile, our much-loved lions, are more than impressive animals to admire. They are ambassadors for their species, helping us educate over 100 000 visitors each year. For many, especially the countless schoolchildren who visit, it is their very first time seeing a lion. We believe that such moments are invaluable - igniting lifelong respect for the animals and a deeper desire to protect them.

Did you know?

A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 kilometres away, and a pride’s roar chorus at dawn or dusk can make it sound like there are more lions than there really are, helping to deter rivals.

A male’s mane not only protects his neck during fights, but its size and colour can signal his health and strength to other lions.

Female lions do most of the hunting, but males defend the pride’s territory from intruders.

Lions can sleep for 16 to 20 hours a day to conserve energy for hunting and patrolling.

Cubs are born with spots on their fur, which fade as they grow older.

Lions once roamed across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas; today they occupy less than 10 percent of that historic range.

In the wild, lions usually live for 10 to 14 years, but in protected environments they can live into their twenties. Tribe and Sindile are thriving at the impressive age of 19.