Animal Caretaker Shows off Incredible Size of Lion’s ‘Toe Beans’ and Claws
It's safe to say that we all know that lions are extremely big cats, but this video that animal caretaker Safari Sammie shared at the beginning of March showing just how big they really are. The video features the toe beans and claws of two of the lions she takes care of, and it's very impressive!
Timba, the male lion, is napping when Sammie decides to show us all just how huge his toe beans are. Then she shows us his claws and WOW! She can hook them around her finger! Next up we see the female lion Sahara's paws. While they are much smaller than Timba's, they're still very big!
It's incredible to see their paws, claws, and toe beans from that perspective. Safari Sammie's commenters were impressed as well. ADDNoah shares, "Absolutely respect the trust that's here!" and another commenter added, "Knowing what they are capable of but yet they are so soft and gentle is crazy!" Calvin N Hobbs says about Sahara, "The jealousy is strong with that one." @Elle A cracked me up when she corrected toe beans with, "Toe avocadoes*".
Related: Animal Expert Shares Video Proving Lions Are Really Just Big Cats
Interesting Facts About the King of the Jungle
I love learning interesting facts about animals, and after seeing how big the lions' paws were, I did a quick search to learn more about them. I found some interesting facts online and thought it would be fun to share them about these big cats. Like this one with more information about lions' paws from Wild Animals Central: "Lions have soft pads on the bottom of their paws, which helps them creep up on their prey and large claws that they can lock into place to prevent accidental injury from something sharp. Their paws also have a false heel, giving them more leverage when pulling down on their prey."
Only male lions have manes, and the bigger the mane, the more attractive they are to females. Same with their roar; the louder they roar is a turn on to the females as well.
Speaking of roaring, my son told me that a lion's roar could be heard up to five miles away! When they roar, they mean business! Why do lions roar? For a variety of reasons. They roar to show off strength to rivals, but they also roar to attract mates. Lions also roar to show their dominance, and to communicate with their pride. They'll roar to scare away predators and intruders, and to warn the pride of potential danger. If a lion gets separated from their pride, they'll often roar (it's like yelling) to find the lost lion or their group.
Lions are fascinating animals and I'm jealous of Sammie's job...though I don't think I'd be brave enough to hang out with the King of the Jungle!
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