how long do lions live
2006-09-02 01:11:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
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15 years in the wild, 24 years in captivity
2006-09-02 01:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In captivity, lions can live 25-30 years, as compared to 12 in the wild for males and 15-16 for females.
2006-09-02 03:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by goodguy_a2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lions live for 10-14 years in the wild, 20 years while in captivity. This link should help.
2006-09-02 01:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lions live 20 t0 25 years. ...
The lion is the largest member of the cat family. The male weighs from 350 to 400 pounds. Some male lions can weigh as much as 500 pounds. The male lion is nine feet long from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail. They are 3 1/2 feet tall at the shoulders. The female lion is much smaller. They weigh only 250 to 300 pounds. Female lions are about one foot shorter than male lions.
2006-09-02 01:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the wild, lions live for around 10–14 years, while in captivity they can live over 20 years
2006-09-02 01:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 to 18 years
2006-09-02 01:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Shadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lions can live up to twenty years in captivity.
In their natural habitat lions live an average of 10 - 14 years, because they have to fight for their place in their society, and when they get older the young ones take over and the older ones get kicked out of the pride.
They often kill each other when fighting for supremacy.
2006-09-02 04:13:09 · answer #7 · answered by Featherman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know about age but i can tell ya something that might be of interest to you! lions and tigers kill each other in the wild but in captivity can sometimes breed, a tiger mum and a lion dad is called a liger. the biggest cat in the world, they can grow to over 1000 pounds, the opposite is a tigon! (lion mum, tiger dad)
2006-09-02 05:07:26 · answer #8 · answered by susie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i know there was a tiger on telly the other day and that was aged 23 so I'm guessing lions would get to the same sort of age as they are similar so i would say about 28
2006-09-03 22:58:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can live to the age of 15 in the wild, if they have enough space to hunt and do not resort to hunting livestock and there are no serious drought conditions, which causes most of the wildlife to die. In captivity they can live to 25 years old or more, depending on their environmental conditions.
2006-09-05 02:18:28 · answer #10 · answered by Careen K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋