Which is State Animal of Gujarat India - Asiatic Lion Photos - Indian Lion Information
The Lion is a king of animal. The Gir forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as Sasan-Gir of Gujarat is famous for the lion. The Gir forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Junagadh; Gujarat India. In May, 2015 the number of Asiatic Lion Animal of Gujarat State in Sasan Gir was 523.109 males, 201 females and 213 cubs.
The forest of gir was the hunting place of the Nawabs of Junagadh. The Gir forest was declared as a protected area for Gujarat State Animal: Asiatic Lion by the Nawab Sir Muhammad Raul Khanji Badi in the year 1900. The Asiatic lion is the fifth biggest spice in India. The area 258.71 kms of Gir forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat is for the Asiatic lion and in that people are banned to live and only maldharis are allowed to feed their cattle’s.
The Gujarat State Animal: Asiatic Lion lives in the open jungle and in the dry plant and land. The nature of lion is mostly aggressive and dangerous but the lion of gir hardly ever hit people and behavior of them is good with the nearest people. The hunting of the lion in the gir is stopped for the protection of lion. The most protected and comfortable place for lion is in the Gir forest National Park Gujarat and more number of spices is presented.
The weight of adult male is 160 to 250 kg and height up to 10 feet, female’s weight 110 to 150 kg and height is up to 9 feet. The skull length of the male is 330 to 340 mm and females from 292 to 302 mm. The hair color of Gujarat state animal lion is brown like sand, grayish, silver shining and black. The females have the color like sand and yellowish-brown. The male lion are dark brown, orange and yellow in color. Do you which animal is the Gujarat State Animal?? It is Asiatic Lion.
The small growth of mane on the male lion is on the throat and cheeks of black and brown color and it is not seen in the female lion. The ear of male lion is only seen at the top of the head. Lions sleep or rest for 20 hours in a day. Female lion gives birth to the cubs every two years. The life span of lions is up to 18 years. The age of sexual maturity of male is 4-5 years and female 3-4 years. The female give birth to cubs 2 to 5 together at a time. Cubs start eating meat after 3 months and take 9 months training for hunting. The claw and teeth of Asiatic Lion of Gujarat are very long sharp and they can pull their victim to the ground. |