By: Nadim Ammari

Lions

• Species of lions• Facts• Habitats

Overview

• A full grown male adult lion weighs from 330 pounds to 530 pounds.

• A full grown male lion will grow to be about four feet high.

Weight and Size

A full-grown adult male lion

• 1. Lions mostly live in Africa and Northwest India.• 2. There are seven different species of lions.• 3. Their habitat consists of wide open plains and open

woodlands.• 4. They are carnivores.• 5. 2nd biggest cat in the world.• 6. They can reach up to 80 kph or about 49 mph• 7. A lion is expected to live between 10-15 years in the

wild.• 8. They prefer hunting at night.

FACTS

• They are the only social cats.• They live in groups called “prides”.• Lions breed approximately every 2 years.• Cubs open their eyes when they are 3-11 days old.• Cubs walk when they’re 10-15 days old.• Cubs run when they’re 20-25 days old.

Facts cont.

• African lion• Asiatic lion• American Lion• Mountain Lion• Cave lion• White lion

Species of Lions

• Their scientific name is Panthera leo.• The range of where they are is in Central

Africa.• Their habitat is a open and lightly wooded

grassland.• They aren’t endangered or threatened at the

spot where they are.

African Lion

• When in the wild, they eat zebras, giraffes, buffalos, and warthogs.• When they’re in the zoo, they have a

carnivore diet, which means they only eat meat.

African Lions’ DietAn African lion eating a zebra.

• It’s scientific name is Panthera leo persica.• They are on the brim of being extinct.• There is about 200-350 of these lions left.• They live in Gujarat, India in Gir National Park.

Asiatic Lion

Asiatic Lions.

• Asiatic Lions also have a carnivore diet.• They are predators to deer, antelope, wild boars,

and water buffalos.

Asiati c Lions’ Diet

• Their scientific name is Panthera leo atrox.• The American lion is extinct.• It was said to be the biggest cat ever.• It’s 5-foot tall.• It’s 11.5 feet long from it’s nose to it’s tail.

American Lion A picture of what the American lion looked like.

Fossils of an American lion.

• Its scientific name is Felis concolor.• Another name for Mountain Lion is Cougar,

Puma, Panther, Mountain Screamer, Catamount, Florida Panther and Painter.

• They live mostly in forests and on mountains.

Mountain Lion

• Mountain lions have a carnivore diet.• They eat elk, big horned sheep, deer, and

rabbits

Mountain Lions’ Diet

A very fast puma capturing it’s prey.

• Its scientific name is Panthera leo spelaea.• These lions are extinct.• They became extinct 12,000 years ago.• According to pictures, people know that these lions are

a little bit bigger than modern lions.

CAVE LION

• Also according to paintings, we know that they used to capture big herbivores.

• They used to capture deer, bison, horses, and lionesses.• There was many more prey than this.

Cave Lions’ Diet Painting of a cave lion capturing its prey.

• Their scientific name is Panthera leo krugeri• They live in the Timbatavi region of South Africa.• There is said to be about 500 of these lions in the

world.• They are extinct in the wild.

White Lion This is a male white lion.

• These type of lions are not albino.• They are white because of a genetic mutation.• Their eyes are yellow.• They wouldn’t survive in the wild because their color

would give them away.

Why White Lions Are White

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• "American Lion Panthera Leo Atrox." Fossils-Treasures-of-Florida. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://www.fossil-treasures-of-florida.com/american-lion.html>.

• "Asiatic Lions - Panthera leo persica." Tigerhomes. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/curriculums/asiatic-lions-pc.cfm>.

• "Facts About Lions." Facts-About. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://www.facts-about.org.uk/animals-lions.htm>.

• "Facts About the Extinct Cave Lion." Helium. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2011. <http://www.helium.com/items/1942971-facts-about-the-extinct-cave-lion>.

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