All About Lions

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All About Lions

• By Rachel Loewenstein,
• Sung Joon Kang
• Tyquavious Jackson
• Mr.Waters
• 4th Grade

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What Kind of Animal Isa Lion?

• Our animal is a lion. A lion is a vertebrate
  because it has a backbone. It is a mammal,
  because it has fur. A lion has its young live.

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Where do Lions Live?

• The present population of lion is limited to
  certain areas in Africa and India. At one time
  they were also found in Iran, southern Iraq,
  Syria, Arabia, and Europe. Though lions used to
  live in cost part of Africa, they now found only
  in the south Sahara desert. In addition, a small
  population of the Asiatic lion subspecies remains
  in the Gir wildlife sanctuary in northwestern
  India.

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How a Lion Survives

• A lion survives by hunting. The females do the
  hunting while the males take care of their cubs.
  Lions usually only mate lions in other prides. A
  pride is a group of lions that live together in
  one territory. If a male lion wants a certain
  female lion for a mate he will fight the other
  lions that want her for a mate. If he wins, he
  will become the females mate. If a male lion
  from another pride wants a certain female lion
  for a mate, but she already has a mate and cubs,
  he will try to kill the cubs! If he doesnt
  succeed, he will slink away then try back
  later.When he kills the cubs, he will fight the
  lion whom is already her mate. If the apposing
  male wins, he will become the females new mate.
  (Males in the same pride whom dont have mates
  usually try to mate with females in other prides,
  to make their own pride bigger.)

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What a Lion Likes To Eat

• Lions hunt for their food. They would probably
  hunt through the night. Usually lions would hunt
  for large animals like zebras, wildebeest, and
  impalas. They would usually hide beside water.
  Sometimes 4 to 12 lions hunt together. A lion can
  catch over 75lbs,34 ..

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A LionsLife

• Lions live in groups of related females called
  prides, which may include from several to 40
  individuals, plus one or more adult males. Pride
  mates associate in sub-groups within the pride.
  Female pride mates are related to each other.
  Although both males and females defend the
  pride's territory, the larger males take on most
  defense duties, marking territory with roars and
  scent marks (urine). Females do most of the
  hunting. Several females stalk prey from
  different angles to within 100 feet before
  attacking the targeted animal. Females stay in
  their mothers' prides for life, unless food
  scarcity forces them out. Young males are driven
  from their prides when they grow large enough to
  compete with the dominant males. Young males join
  in coalitions, usually with brothers and cousins,
  and search for a pride to take over. Males
  entering a new pride will kill all cubs that
  cannot run from them. In India, female and male
  lions live apart, joining only to mate.

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More Interesting Facts AboutLions

• Top Speed 50 mph.
• Longest Leap 36 ft.
• Distance Over Which Roar Can Be Heard 5 miles
• Height 4 ft. (males, females smaller)
• Length 5-8 ft. (males, females smaller)
• Weight 330-500 lbs. (males, females smaller)
• Life Span 13 yrs., sometimes longer in captivity
• Scientific Name Panthera Leo
  
• Image from here www.wherelightmeetsdark.com

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• Food Chain

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References

• http//www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wild
  life/lion.php

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