A pride is usually made up of several mums and aunties, all their cubs, and one or two adult males. The mums and aunties are often sisters or cousins who have grown up together. The whole family looks after the cubs, like a giant playgroup.
Lionesses (female lions) do most of the hunting, usually as a team. They are amazing at sneaking up close in the long grass. The grown-up males have huge manes — long thick hair around their head and shoulders — which makes them look even bigger than they are.
Lions are not actually the fastest runners, even though they look it. They are sprinters — they can run very fast for a short distance, but they get tired quickly. That is why they hunt by hiding and then suddenly rushing forward, rather than chasing things for a long time.
Cubs are born with spots like a leopard, which fade as they grow up. They spend most of their first year of life playing — pouncing on tails, climbing on each other, learning to hunt by play-fighting. It looks a lot like the way kittens play at home.