20 Lion Coloring Pages - Free!
Animals
What do you think of our lion? Do you think he looks majestic enough to rule the African savanna?
We painted him with very vivid and bright colors so he would steal the gaze of everyone who saw him. Do you think we achieved our goal?
We couldn't be more excited to see all the beautiful lion coloring pages you are going to embellish! Only you have the ability to turn these simple pages to print and color into true works of art.
Your strokes and brushstrokes are the most precise in all of Africa! We are convinced that the lion coloring pictures you paint will be more beautiful than any of the ones that can be found in Kruger or the Serengeti.
We want to see you use all kinds of techniques and materials on these lion drawings for kids, easy lion drawings, and cartoon lion drawings.
Our lions must be more imposing and artistic than those of any other zoo, reserve, or nature park!
When you manage to bring them to life and color, send us your spectacular results! We will upload them to Coloring Together so everyone can marvel at your art.
Lions coloring pages
Why color lions pictures?
Lions are mammals, quadrupeds, and carnivores belonging to the genus Panthera and the family Felidae.
They are one of the most representative feline species that exist, even becoming the national or “most emblematic” animal of many African countries.
After the tiger, the lion is the second largest feline in the world. One of its most distinctive features is the bushy mane that males display.
Other relevant attributes are their long, sharp claws and their canines up to 8 centimeters long designed to kill their prey.
Do you feel fascinated by lions? Because at Coloring Together we are the number 1 fans of these incredible super predators! And to celebrate their beauty we have put together a fabulous gallery full of lion coloring pages.
Have a ton of fun painting all the amazing lion coloring pictures we have for you!
And don't forget to read the fun facts about lions we have gathered. They are super interesting and will turn you into an expert on the subject!
Learn while coloring Lions
- The scientific name of the lion is Panthera leo.
- Today there are more than five subspecies of lion. Some of them are the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), the Atlas lion (Panthera leo leo), the South African lion (Panthera leo krugeri), and the Congo lion (Panthera leo azandica).
- Did you know that lions are the only felines that live in prides? Naturally they form complex hierarchical groups of up to thirty individuals. Awesome!
- The maximum speed at which a lion can run is 80 kilometers per hour. Although it's quite fast, it can only keep up this pace for very short periods.
- Lions are super predators. Their favorite prey are medium and large herbivorous mammals such as wildebeests, buffalo, impalas, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, and deer.
- The standard weight of an adult male lion is 190 kilograms. Very large males of up to 260 kilograms have been documented. Incredible!
- On average, adult male lions measure between 1.70 and 2.10 meters in length from head to the tip of the tail. Amazing!
- Did you know that white lions exist? The light color of their coat is due to a genetic mutation called leucism. Although in the past they were very hard to see, today they are bred in zoos and reserves all over the world for their unmatched beauty.
- It's ironic that “the kings of the jungle” don't live in the jungle. The reality is that lions live in savannas, scrublands, grasslands, semi-deserts, and dry deciduous forests.
- In the wild lions live between 8 and 14 years, and in captivity they can exceed 20 years of age.
- A lion's gestation lasts about 3 and a half months. Lionesses have litters of between 1 and 4 cubs, of which unfortunately more than 80% die before reaching adulthood.
- Lion prides are usually made up of a dominant male, one or two subordinate males, and four to twelve females with their young. The females are almost always related to one another.
- Did you know that in lion prides each member has a specific role? The adult females are in charge of hunting and caring for the young, the adult males are in charge of protecting the pride from predators, and the dominant male is in charge of reproducing with the lionesses.
- Did you know that there are more lion statues in the world than flesh-and-blood lions? Lions are symbols of courage, status, strength, and power, so it's not unusual to see them as part of the facades of all kinds of buildings.
- Did you know that in the last century more than 90% of the lions' range has disappeared? It is estimated that today only between 20 thousand and 40 thousand lions remain in the whole world.
- When several lionesses in a pride give birth around the same time, nursing and caring for the cubs usually becomes a collective task.
- Did you know there are wild lions in India? A population of about 650 specimens of Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) lives freely in the Gir Forest, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Incredible!
- Did you know that when male lion cubs reach adulthood they are banished from their pride? The dominant lion exiles them to secure his position, forcing these young lions to look for another pride to take over or to form their own pride with banished females.
- In order, the main causes of death for lions are poaching, illegal trafficking, territorial fights, the shortage of food and water, and diseases.
- Did you know that a lion's roar can be heard up to 9 kilometers away? It really is thunderous!
