Lion



**lion**

=where it lives? : Lions are mostly found in Africa Asiatic lions live mostly in india. Most african lions live on the savanna or grass lands of africa here animals hunt Zebras and antelope. a lions ecosystem is filled with giraffes and zebras, vegitation such as long grass, green grass, hills, and humid hot weather there ecosystem is biotic.=

=facts: females do most of the hunting but males eat first at meal time, a female lion is called a lioness the lion is a good swimmer unlike most cats.=

=is a mammal a lion is the fieriest predator on earth. a lion can live to 10-14 years living in the wild, the lion is one of the big 4 cats in the genus panther and a member of the felidae family. a male lion raises the baby cubs male lion can weigh up to 250 kg=

=what it eats? : Lion's need to eat 11 pounds each day there favourite food is zebras and giraffes when food is harder to find lions hunt for fish, insects and snakes instead, a lion may eat 70 pounds of meat in one meal that is the same as eating 280 large hamburgers in one meal.=

==how big is it? : a lion is the tallest of all living cats they are about 14 cm taller then the tiger the lion is 5.5 feet tall. the lion has 3 inch long claws, the lion can jump 9 metres. a lion can run 35 miles per hour.==

=prides : family groups are called prides there are usually about 3-40 lions in a pride, each pride has its own home area this has all the prides food and water that they need to survive when a lion roars to a member of the pride it is saying "i am here where are you?" when a lion roars to a lion not in there pride it means " this is my land go away!" no more then 2 adult male lions are usually in a pride.=