In 1939, a South African by the name of Solomon Linda composed the song we all know as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. The song was originally title “Mbube” which means ‘lion’ in Zulu. He was a migrant worker and recorded…
African Lion Facts
Name: African Lion Scientific Name: Panthera Leo African Names: Shumba (Shona), Simba (Swahili), Tau (Tswana), Mbube (Zulu) Height: 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 feet in length not including tail Average Adult Weight: 265 to 420 pounds Life Span: 10 to…