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The sound can be heard from a distance of 8 kilometres or 5 miles and is used to advertise the animal's presence. Lions have the loudest roar of any big cat. A lion's roar can reach 114 decibels at a distance of about 1 meter.

Why is a lion's roar so loud?

A lion roar is so loud because its vocal folds form a square shape. This shape essentially stabilizes the vocal cords, enabling them to better respond to the passing air. That way, lions can produce loud roars without exerting too much pressure on their lungs!

Do lions roar after a kill?

Lions Don't Roar After a Kill. ... The lion doesn't roar after a kill, it roars after a defeat. Lions don't gloat. Lions don't tell the whole jungle that they just killed a zebra.

What does lion's roar mean in Buddhism?

In the Buddhist tradition, the word sukha is used to describe the deepest type of happiness that is independent of what is happening. It has to do with a kind of faith, a kind of trust that our heart can be with whatever comes our way. It gives us a confidence that is sometimes described as the lion's roar

Revelation 21:8 (KJV)

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.