What is the use of a lion's tail? What are the common types?

Lion is a kind of large cat, which has developed sense of sight, hearing and smell. Lions are mainly found in savannas, grasslands, shrubs and dry forests. they are very ferocious and usually ambush their prey, so it is difficult for small animals to escape. Let's take a look at what the lion's tail does. What are the common types?

What is the function of the lion's tail?

The lion's tail is long and stout, with a cluster of dark long hairs at the end, which can maintain body balance and help them run fast. In addition, lions have a heavy body odor and are often troubled by mosquitoes and flies, and their tails can drive away mosquitoes. When the lion is fighting with other animals, the lion is also a good weapon, beating the enemy like a whip.

What are the common species of lions?

1. Congo Lion

The Congolese lion is a species of lion that lives in savannas and grasslands, as well as in shrubs and dry forests. Its hair is shorter than that of other lions in brown, light gray or yellow, but the mane of the male lion is longer. The Congolese lion has a very large head, a narrow face, a black nose and a long nose.

The Congolese lion is a subspecies of the lion. Mainly distributed in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Weile River region and eastern provinces; Uganda, parts of the southeastern Central African Republic, including the western part of southern Sudan. It used to exist in Rwanda.

2. Somali Lion

The Somali lion is the smallest of the lion subspecies, the female is half smaller than the male, and the overall look is lean, a bit of the citrus of an Indian lion. Somali lions like to hunt at night, such as antelope, zebra, buffalo, giraffe and so on. Somali lions are included in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2008 Red list of Endangered species ver 3.1 M é-vulnerable (VU).

3. Kruger Lion

Kruger lions are similar in shape and size to lions in other African countries. male lions have a yellow mane when they are young and turn black with age. Finally, the mane turns dark brown. The Kruger lion has excellent eyesight, good sense of hearing and sense of smell. Meat, often by ambush to kill other warm-blooded animals.

The Kruger Lion lives in the north-east of South Africa's Transvaal province, west of the Le Bangbo Mountains. Adjacent to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

4. Asian Lion

The Asian lion is a lion subspecies that lives only in India today. It is a very small lion subspecies that likes to inhabit vast deciduous forests and forests.

There are about 359 Asian lions in India's Gill Forest National Park, living in 1412 square kilometers of jungle and vast deciduous forests.

5. Katanga Lion

The Katanga Lion, also known as the Kalahari Lion, is similar in size to the Kruger Lion. It has a lighter and more robust body frame and slender and strong limbs than lions in other areas.

Katanga lions are found in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Etosha Park, Namibia and the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.