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Da King
By: Kiana DavisBuchmann1st Period
Habitat Wild Lions currently
exist in sub Saharan Africa and Asia with endangered reminant in Gir forest national park in India, having disappeared from north Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times.
Savanna and grassland
Statistics Name: African Lion (Panthera) Size: 250 kg (550lb) Color: Tan or Plain Latin name: Leo Life Spand: 10 to 14 years in wild,
while in captivity they can live longer than 20 years.
Female and Male African Lion
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. leo
Closest Relatives Tiger
Jaguar
Leopard
Human Interactions They don’t typically hunt humans
Groups of females typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates (hoofed animal)
Apex and keystone predators
Food Source
Photo Credit http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/w/warthog-8934.jpg http://www.onlineartdemos.co.uk/misc_images/on-easel/siberian-tiger-6.jpg http://www.animalwebguide.com/Jaguar-1.jpg http://www.candy95.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/african-lion-pictures_6.jpg http://www.dauger.com/tanzania/serengeti/species_parade/images/giraffe.jpg http://www.fortheloveofgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/snow-leopard1.jpg http://www.african-safari-pictures.com/image-files/male-lion-picture.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/
Female_African_Lion_(Panthera_leo)_(0347)_-_Relic38.jpg
Works Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungulate
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