A lion’s roar is a key characteristic that allows a lion to communicated with other lions and to warn intruders of terriotiral boundaries.

Like cats, lions have retractable claws that help them grab and hold onto their prey.

Lions possess a rough tongue that helps them peel the skin off of their prey. This characteristic not only allows the species to get to their food, but also to utilize every bit of flesh on a body. They have the ability to get to the meat, and then to remove the meat from the bone.

The African Lion has loose belly skin. This gives the lion the ability to be kicked by its prey with little chance of being injured.