Sarah&Alisha

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We plan to study the african lion. We also plan to study their prey. We will find out what the animals eat, what their habitat is, and what their scientific classification is. To show our understanding we will create and interview with the different animals and have them saying all the important facts about themselves while answering our questions

Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Carnivora Family : Felidae Genus : Panthera Species : Panthera Leo

The lion is a vulnerable species. In the past two decades there has been a possibly irreversible population decline of 30 to 50%. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are probably the biggest reason for this decline. The lionesses of the pride are the hunters because the males stay with the rest of the pride all day to keep them safe. The females capture their pray by using precise teamwork.

Though lions have no natural predators they can die quite violently because of encounters with humans or other lions. This is true mostly for males as they fight of other males that try to take over the pride. Females can also be killed by lions from another territory when they come into conflict.

Lions can be part of two different social organisation. Some are residents who live in groups called prides the others are nomads who do not stay in one territory and travel alone or in pairs. Some of the lions prey (click to go to the page) Zebra Buffalo Warthog Thomson's gazelle