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The paws of lions are important in catching and killing prey, large strong paws make this easier.

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Yes lions have paws, as they are part of the cat family.

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The reason is so they can capture their prey and kill it at the same time. So in other words it saves time.

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They have long legs so they can run faster and catch prey.

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