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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