2. LIONS Presentation by: Sham Shah

3. What kind of vertebrate? Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. Leo

4. A Lion’s Habitat Most lions live in the wild of Eastern and Southern Africa. The Asiatic lion is now only found in the Gir Forest-Gujarat, India.

5. PHySicAl Features The mane of a lion is a distinctive feature exclusive only to the male of this species. On average, the males are about 3 meters long, and females about 2.5 meters long.

6. A Lion’s Diet A lion’s diet consists of wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, impala, and sometimes giraffe. The females do most of the hunting for the pride. On occasion of not finding zebra, etc., they’ll eat smaller animals such as birds and reptiles.

7. Raising its young The mother teaches her young how to hunt and live. After 2-3 years the cubs leave the pride and goes on their own.

8. Predators and How It’s Endangered -Its Predators- There are no predators to the lion except humans. -Causes of its Endangerment- Its habitat being destroyed by humans for money!