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    Lions
    Lions
    Lions
    Ebook70 pages32 minutes

    Lions

    By Claire Throp

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    Here’s an animal lover’s one-stop source for in-depth information on lions! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about lions, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these powerful creatures.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9781484611593
    Lions
    Author

    Claire Throp

    Claire Throp has worked in publishing for over 20 years. She has written children's nonfiction books on a range of subjects, including sport, history, and wildlife.

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      Book preview

      Lions - Claire Throp

      Contents

      What Are Big Cats?

      What Are Lions?

      How Are Lions Classified?

      Where Do Lions Live?

      What Adaptations Help Lions Survive?

      What Do Lions Eat?

      What Is a Lion’s Life Cycle?

      How Do Lions Behave?

      How Intelligent Are Lions?

      What Threats Do Lions Face?

      How Can People Help Lions?

      What Does the Future Hold for Lions?

      Lion Profile

      Glossary

      Find Out More

      Index

      Some words are shown in bold, like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

      What Are Big Cats?

      Have you ever heard a lion’s roar? It can be pretty scary! A male lion will roar to warn another male to stay off his territory. A lion’s roar can be heard from 5 miles (8 kilometers) away.

      Mammals

      Big cats such as lions are mammals. Mammals have fur or hair on their body and use lungs to breathe. They give birth to live young and babies feed on milk from their mother. Does this description sound familiar? It should—humans are also mammals.

      Cats

      There are 36 species in the cat family, including the domestic cat you might have at home! But only a small number are known informally as big cats. One definition of big cats includes all the species of Panthera or roaring cats. Tigers are the largest of the roaring cats, followed by lions, jaguars, and leopards. Some scientists also describe the cheetah, puma, snow leopard, and clouded leopard as big cats.

      WALKING ON AIR

      If you watch a lion walking, its heels don’t touch the ground! The toes are big compared to the rest of the paw. Pads on the bottom of their feet cushion their feet and allow them to move more quietly.

      Cats are great hunters, usually searching for food at night because their vision is often a lot better than that of their prey and because it’s cooler. All their senses are excellent, helped by rotating ears and sensitive vibrissae (whiskers).

      Lion cubs might look cute, but when they grow older they will have to become killers

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