Lion

By Henry

Physical features/discription

• Eat big animals• Males have manes females don’t• Males weigh from 330 to 530 pounds• Females weigh 270 to 300 pounds• Lions stand between three and a half and four

feet tall• Males are 10 feet long• Females are 9 feet long

Habitat

• Live in small parts of India• Live in savanna• Live in mostly Africa• Not endangered, only by humans• Only 200 lions still live in India• They can be trained by humans• they live in cool climates

Diet and behavior

• Males guard territory• Die at 20 to 25 years old• Spend 21 hours per day sleeping• They eat impala, warthog, buffalo, gazelle, Giraffe,

zebra, elephant and more• They help each other• They often hunt at night• They have to kill to live• Baby’s stay in females stomach for three months

Interesting facts

• Roars heard up to 5 miles away

Photo Credits

• Image: 'PICT0302' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/1599754890

• Image: 'PICT0302' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/1599754890

• Image: 'PICT0302' http://www.flickr.com

• Image: 'PICT0302' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/1599754890

• Image: 'PICT0302' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/1599754890/photos/15745225@N00/1599754890