World Lion Day 2022: These viral videos of ‘king of the jungle’ will make your day

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
10:
World
Lion
Day
is
celebrated
on
August
10
every
year.
Lions
are
the
second
largest
cat
in
the
world
and
they
are
just
behind
the
Asian
tiger.
These
majestic
animals
roamed
all
over
Africa
and
the
Eurasian
super-continent
three
million
years
ago
and
due
to
changes
in
the
natural
environment,
their
range
is
reduced
primarily
to
Africa
and
selected
parts
of
Asia.

The
special
day
was
founded
by
the
Big
Cat
Initiative
and
National
Geographic
in
2013,
with
an
aim
to
protect
lions
in
their
natural
habitat.

On
world
lion
day,
let’s
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
lion
videos
that
are
buzzing
over
the
internet:

Three
arrested
in
Gujarat
for
harassing
lions

A
video
of
lions
shared
by
IFS
Officer
Praveen
Kaswan
on
the
occasion
of
World
Lion
Day
is
a
sight
to
behold.

Here
a
beautiful
family
of
Kings
&
Queens
from
Gir
forest
of

#India.
Today
is

#WorldLionDay.

@dcfsasangir

pic.twitter.com/GAsWCiOnqa

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan)

August
10,
2022

This
is
indeed
a
magnificent
view,
as
not
every
day
you
see
a
pride
of
lions
crossing
a
waterhole.

On

#WorldLionDay
we
celebrate
the
existence
of
these
magnificent
creatures
and
their
contribution
to
the
environment.
Lions
are
killed
as
trophies
and
such
act
is
despicable.
Protect
lions
and
speak
up
for
their
rights
and
never
visit
a
zoo
or
circus#animalrights

#veganaf
🥰🐶

pic.twitter.com/WDAlCmMQyL

—
°•°
IⓋY
°•°🌱🐽🐾🦋💚
(@Ivy_MiddletonUK)

August
10,
2020

The
bond
between
a
mother
and
her
child
is
always
precious.
This
clip
of
Mama
lion
playing
with
curious
little
cub
is
delightful.

It’s
not
just
the
number
of
a
particular
wild
species
that
is
important..!

More
important
is
how
we
keep
this
population
healthy
and
secure
their
natural
habitat
at
landscape
level..#WorldLionDay
🦁@GujForestDept

@moefcc

@CentralIfs

pic.twitter.com/YJYxRh3c2C

— Surender Mehra IFS (@surenmehra)

August
10,
2021

Currently,
on
the
International
Union
for
the
Conservation
of
Nature
(IUCN)
Red
List
of
Threatened
Species,
lion
is
listed
as
vulnerable.

We
now
have
all
the
more
reasons
why
we
all
need
to
come
together
and
participate
to
protect
these
majestic
Lions.
And
now
is
the
time
to
guard
and
protect
these
big
cats,
especially
by
protecting
their
habitat.
This
will
truly
make
a
difference
to
preserve
and
improve
the
population
of
lions.