lion

HABITAT: Lions live in organized groups, called prides which contain 4-40 members. they love the hot weather and live in deserts and dry hot areas.

RANGE:The lion is found in parts of Africa south of the Sahara desert.

PHYSICAL CHARICTERISTICS : males are a tad bit bigger than females. They have round and are powerfully built, uniformaly colored coats. Males have manes which start to grow at two, make lions look fierce. lions roars can me heard up to 5 miles, this is the loudest vocal created by any felid.

DIET: lions prey on medium size animals like zebras, gazelles, and wildabeast they are only succesful in catching there prey 5 out 20 attempts. lions can run up to 35 miles per hour but only for short distances, ad they continue to eat till satisfied. Behavior and Adaptions: When cubs are born they must stick close to the there mothers and keep on the look out. Only half of baby cubs survive before making it in to the pride after they have succesfully joined they have a higher chance of surviving and chances increase that they make it to there older ages.

Repoduction: The female lions go into seasons at 3,and have cubs every 2 years. After about 61/2 months the cubs graduate to eating and hunting for themself with out the need and help of there parents. Stauts: Lions are not an indangered species at all they are very common throught out the world. Certain species may be rather less common but a normal lion is not.