Transcript Neil Armstrong - Mrs. Coupe's Scoop

LION
PR E DATO R O F T HE G R A S S LA N D
Dominic S.
INTRODUCTION
There scientific name is Panthera
Leo
They are big cats
Very self confident
Different from other cats very
social and live in packs
Only lion that lives in packs
WHAT LIONS LOOKS LIKE
Very strong legs
Big sharp teeth 3inches Big!!!!!!!!!!!
Males have manes females don’t
Males length is between 5 feet and 8 feet
Females length is between 4feet and 7 feet
Males height is around 4 feet
Females height is also close to 4 feet
They have wide and very big noses
Their fur color is a creamy/light brown
Shoulder height is 4ft [males]3ft [females]
Round ears some big some small
MORE OF WHAT A LION LOOKS LIKE
The big tooth is not the K9, it’s the Canassial
Soft paws
Males tail is as big as 3 to 5ft
Females tail 2 to 4ft
Makes lots of faces to express themselves
Dark and light manes[male
HOW LONG LIONS LIVE
Lions in the wild live up to 15 years
Lions in captivity live up to 30 years[Captivity
means a zoo or an enclosure]
Lions may die if they are hunted but that is rare
Lions lives may come short if the get sick
WHERE THEY LIVE
Most lions live in Africa's grasslands and
mountains
Some live in India but very few do
Lions cover lots of Africa but not the Sahara its to
hot for lions
They mostly like to live in shady parts in there
habitat
CLIMATE NEAR THEM
In the summer its very hot
In the winter it can go down to 40
below
They have around 10 inches of rain
each year
In late spring it gets summer heat in
late fall it gets cold but not very
cold…YET
LANDFORMS
Lions live in the grass of Africa
Lions also live in the mountains of Africa
The lions in India also live in grasslands
Very few trees are in the grasslands
Some African mountains are close to African
grasslands
CARNIVORES
Lions are carnivore
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals
Lions eat lots of animals carnivores and
herbivores and omnivores
They usually get there prey by using there
strong legs,weight,claws,and teeth
PREY AND PREDATORS
Lions are predators
They eat
Wildebeast,Impala,Zebras,Girrafes,Buffalo and
wild hogs
There prey are humans and cubs with other cats
also Hyenas
Hyenas sometimes take down a single lion but
sometimes
BEHAVIOR
The main job of a lion is to protect its territory
from others
Males fight to be king of the pride
Lions sleep mostly the hole day because they
hunt at night
Lions communicate with roars so they know
where everyone is
Females hunt for the pride so the males
“protect” the prides territory
BABIES
After 8 weeks cubs move out of dens and in the pride
They have 1-6 cubs
The cubs usually stay with their parents till age 7
When they are young they fight with each other to learn
how to protect themselves
They usually stay with their pride when they hunt
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
Lions have light brown fur to
blend with the grass.
When grown up they have 3
inch long fangs to bite through
their food.
They have soft paws to help
sneak up on prey.
Males manes protect their
neck during fights.
Manes help them intimidate
opponants
They have big noses to help
them smell prey
PHYSIOLOGICAL
Strong muscles that allow them to run and
jump
Very muscular upper body that helps them
take down prey
Big lungs help them breathe when chasing
prey
Their eye structures helps them have great
night vision
They have great hearing that helps them
hear prey miles away
SUPER FUN FACTS
The heaviest lion on record weighed 826lb
Less than 200 lions remain in India/Asia
Lions are special because in caveman's drawings
that were from 300BC
Lions use to be all over Africa now only south of
the Sahara
Lions in Africa are half of what they were in the
1950’s
Only 21,000 are left in Africa