Both gender and climate conditions affect the life cycles of lions. Since both the males and the females live in the hot savanna regions, they live their lives based on the heat. To conserve energy, most all lions just relax or take naps during the hottest parts of the days, searching for shade under trees or keeping cool by sources of water. These long times of rest are followed by out bursts of activity. Such as when the lions gather to hunt nearby prey, such as zebra. Lions usually hunt in the late evening, or at night. For that is when conditions are cooler, and their prey is less aware of them. Female lions, when reached maturity, have to choose whether or not they want to remain with their current pride. The older females will harass them, forcing them into some fights, and making their life very uncomfortable for them. If the females can stand up to such treatment, and they decide to stay in their current pride, then they are eventually accepted by the others, as to become part of a leading male's harem. Though, if they can’t stand the harassment, they leave the pride and become nomads (loners). These females wander until they are accepted by another pride, which is very rare, or become part of a new pride under another nomad male lion. Once settled down in a secure pride position, lions live the rest of their lives in a predictable cycle. Females provide the necessities
Both gender and climate conditions affect the life cycles of lions. Since both the males and the females live in the hot savanna regions, they live their lives based on the heat. To conserve energy, most all lions just relax or take naps during the hottest parts of the days, searching for shade under trees or keeping cool by sources of water. These long times of rest are followed by out bursts of activity. Such as when the lions gather to hunt nearby prey, such as zebra. Lions usually hunt in the late evening, or at night. For that is when conditions are cooler, and their prey is less aware of them. Female lions, when reached maturity, have to choose whether or not they want to remain with their current pride. The older females will harass them, forcing them into some fights, and making their life very uncomfortable for them. If the females can stand up to such treatment, and they decide to stay in their current pride, then they are eventually accepted by the others, as to become part of a leading male's harem. Though, if they can’t stand the harassment, they leave the pride and become nomads (loners). These females wander until they are accepted by another pride, which is very rare, or become part of a new pride under another nomad male lion. Once settled down in a secure pride position, lions live the rest of their lives in a predictable cycle. Females provide the necessities