Identifying the Type of Hickory. Hickory-belonging to a section of the Walnut family-is a canopy tree that is prevalent in eastern North America, although other species of hickory have been known to exist in Europe, Africa and Asia.ook at the bark. Hickory trees have bark that forms ridges in a vertical pattern. These ridges may be shallow or deep, far apart or close together, but always vertical. Additionally, some hickory bark becomes raised at the plate edges as the tree matures, and eventually flakes off, from top to bottom.
For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa.
Lions are the only cats to live in groups, called prides. The male lion is signified by its mane, and it defends the territory of its pride, which may be as large as 100 square miles. Young male lions leave their original pride in an attempt to find one of their own.