A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website. Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
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Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers).
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The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb).
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The heaviest lion on record weighed an amazing 375 kg (826 lb).
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Lions can reach speeds of up to 81 kph (50 mph) but only in short bursts because of a lack of stamina.
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The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away.
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Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa.
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Lions are very social compared to other cat species, often living in prides that feature females, offspring and a few adult males.
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Male lions are easy to recognize thanks to their distinctive manes. Males with darker manes are more likely to attract female lions (lionesses).
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Lions are the national animal of Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Singapore.
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Lions in the wild live for around 12 years.
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When lions breed with tigers the resulting hybrids are known as ligers and tigons. There are also lion and leopard hybrids known as leopons and lion and jaguar hybrids known as jaglions.
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Lionesses are better hunters than males and do most of the hunting for a pride.
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In the wild, lions rest for around 20 hours a day.
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