A pride is usually several mothers, their cubs, and one or two adult males. The mothers are often sisters and cousins who have grown up together. The whole family looks after the cubs, like a giant playgroup. Cubs are born with faint spots that fade as they grow up.
In the Serengeti, scientists have watched the same lion families for over 60 years. They give each lion a name and follow how the pride changes through the years. One famous pride was even named after a soap opera. Researchers know each lion by the pattern of whisker dots on its face.
Lions are sprinters, not long-distance runners. They can run very fast for a short distance, but they get tired quickly. So they hunt by hiding in long grass and creeping up close before suddenly rushing forward. Lionesses do most of the hunting, usually as a team of four or five.
A lion's roar is one of the loudest sounds any land animal can make. On a still night, you can hear it from 8 kilometres away - that is roughly across a whole town. Sometimes the lions of a pride roar all together. Park rangers say it is one of the most amazing sounds in the world.