do lions lick their mouths when they are hungry?
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Answer:no they do so to make themselves cool in dry season
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
here can be many reasons for this. Licking their lips is not only a sign of hunger in animals, but it serves a variety of purposes.
- When an animal is hungry (including humans), then their salivary glands produce saliva, which is a reflex action, and we have no control over it. If you'll notice, the more you lick your lips, the more it has a tendency to get drier. So, it becomes a continuous process, as the more lips get dry, the more they will lick it to restore it to normal.
- Often, a pet will lick their lips when they see their master, coz "master==food". They form a correlation between the two, and so, it becomes a reflex action for them to salivate when they see their masters to indicate their hunger, to get food.
- When an animal is in the middle of a confrontation (say, hunting prey) it will lick its lips on seeing its prey. This may not be an indication of hunger, but a calming signal for themselves, for a stressful and uncomfortable situation. (Similarly dogs will lick their lips when their pictures are taken, indicating their stress). It's a signal.
Even humans tend to lick their lips when anxious