Lazy Lounging Lions

Lions lie around for approximately 21 hours a day.

  

Picture from San Diego Zoo

A lion has a busy schedule of sleeping, napping and resting.  In a 24 hour period, a lion will have several short bursts of intense activity, following by long periods of rest.  A lot of the times you will find lions sleeping in trees, or in a crazy pose, like on their backs with their feet in the air.

A lion’s life is filled with sleeping, napping, and resting. Over the course of 24 hours, lions have short bursts of intense activity, followed by long bouts of lying around that total up to 21 hours! Lions are good climbers and often rest in trees, perhaps to catch a cool breeze or to get away from flies. Researchers have often noticed lions lying around in crazy poses, such as on their backs with their feet in the air or legs spread wide apart! - See more at: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lion#sthash.ZHZR68FM.dpuf

A lion’s life is filled with sleeping, napping, and resting. Over the course of 24 hours, lions have short bursts of intense activity, followed by long bouts of lying around that total up to 21 hours! Lions are good climbers and often rest in trees, perhaps to catch a cool breeze or to get away from flies. Researchers have often noticed lions lying around in crazy poses, such as on their backs with their feet in the air or legs spread wide apart! - See more at: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lion#sthash.ZHZR68FM.dpuf

A lion’s life is filled with sleeping, napping, and resting. Over the course of 24 hours, lions have short bursts of intense activity, followed by long bouts of lying around that total up to 21 hours! Lions are good climbers and often rest in trees, perhaps to catch a cool breeze or to get away from flies. Researchers have often noticed lions lying around in crazy poses, such as on their backs with their feet in the air or legs spread wide apart! - See more at: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lion#sthash.ZHZR68FM.dpuf