African Lion

By:Nick

Introduction

As the lion waits in the tall grass walking quietly then he leaps landing on his prey dragging it back to the den waiting for tomorrow's snack. We are learning about lions

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Physical Characteristics

The Lions scientific name is Panthera leo it means feed on meat. These beasts weigh 264-550 pounds! Lions have yellow maine and can be black or yellow. Lions are Mammals. Lions are in the Cat family. A lions longest jump is 12 feet ! There animal kingdom is called animalia

Habitat

A lion's habitat is open woodland,scrub and long stretches of grassland. A lion’s location is in the sub-saharan Africa. The lion’s shelter is mostly under rocks or by rocks. Lion’s climate is very hot. lions loss is habitat loss.

Young

The lion’s predators are humans the prey are Zebra, Antelope and warthog. lions have to leep and hide when want to eat. Lions eat 11 pounds! Male lions do not hunt they stay with the baby’s. Lions eat a lot of meat.

Conclusion

Lions can have black maine and tan. Lions are mammals. They have lots of lions in captivity soon getting out very soon. There are only 21,000 left in the wild. Lions will have less habitat in the future they will be there till they die out.