This animal report is on lions. I wrote this report for lots of different people and the people that I wrote this report to was this person that works at my school Library and her name is Dr.Dray. The other people that I give this report to was this sign language interpreter and her name is Ms. Jennie. I also wrote this for my friend Lesley to. The last person that I give this report to was my art teacher and her name is Kim Zmarthie

1. Customer: Dr. Dray
Animal: Lion
Report by: Felicia Ferentinos
Lion Report
Lions are carnivores which mean that they can only eat meat.
The animals that they prey on are wildebeests, Zebras, impala,
antelopes, gazelles, giraffes, buffalo, wild hogs. They can
sometimes eat carrion; Lions can take down their prey by
working as a team. The lioness (female) does most of hunting. A
lioness will bend in with her tan colored coat so that she can
blend in with the long brown grass, so that the prey animal
does not see her. A group of lions are easier to catch an animal
then a single lion can. Lions have to ambush their prey because
they are not first enough to catch up to their prey that they are
trying to caught. The animals that lions often prey on are
antelope, zebra and other hoofed animals. If the lions can’t
find the food that they usually eat then they will eat small
animals like hares, tortoises, and even a porcupine. When a lion
is really hungry then it will eat almost anything that it can find,
Such as snakes, insects, peanuts fruit and sometimes they can
even eat wood. When a female is 50 feet away from her prey
then she will start to attack sometimes lionesses can hunt alone
but if they hunt in a group then they can catch an animal
easier. A Big animal can feed the whole pride for seven days.
Lions are predators that mean the animal has to kill for the
animals to live. Lions are on the top of the food chain that
means that they do not have any natural predators. Sometimes
if the lion does not find any food then it will scavenge on other
predators like hyenas, cheetahs and leopards. Lionesses miss
more animals then they caught. A hunt will begin when the
lionesses are spread out in a fan. Some members can walk
towards their prey forcing the animal to walk towards the other
lionesses that are hiding in the grass. When the prey is close
enough to the lioness then the ambush will begin. The females
can kill their prey by biting the animal’s neck so that the animal
can stop breathing. Lions usually take down the sick, weak and

2. injure animals because those animals are easy to cash then a
healthy animal is because they can easily kill a lion. Lions must
hunt almost everyday and night so that they can look for food
for 2 or 3 days. A lion can eat about 75 pounds of food in one
meal. A lion can go for a week with no food. The lionesses will
spread into two groups. One group circles around so that she
can get ahead of the prey animal. When the first group is in
position then the second group will show itself and scares the
prey then the prey stampedes right into the first group of lions.
A lion can leap about 35 feet in the air in a single jump. Lions
can hold down their prey by using their sharp claws and teeth
to grab the animal. A lion can even take down a three times
bigger animal then itself they can even hold and knock down
a three pound animal. The male lion always eat first after the
males eat then the females can have their turn and then finally
the cubs can have their turn the cubs eat last because if they
move to close to the adults then they can get hurt. When the
lionesses have got a meal then it is time to eat. The pride is
always hungry and always ready to eat they always rush to get
a peace of meat. They will hiss and fight with each other when
each lion tries to eat as much as it can. A big male lion can eat
about 90 pounds (40 kg) of food in one time. After a very big
meal then the family will lick their paws and their faces. Lions
can also clean each other with each others tongue. The
tongue kind a works like a brush. Lions can also eat a baby
elephant and a rhino. After the lions are done with their meal
then it is time for a cat nap. Lions have to get a enough sleep
to inshore their enemy for hunting. They usually rest with their
heads on each other. Lions can also eat a warthog. An adult
male can eat about 15 pounds (7 kilograms) of meat even
though lions can sit about for 60 pounds (27 kilograms) a meal
in one sitting. Lions can also eat a topi, impala and an eland to.
A lion has the best eyes then any other predator on earth. A
lion can eat about 90 pounds (40 kilometers) of food a day.
That is like us eating 360 quarter pound of hamburgers. A
lioness can sneak up on the prey by hiding in the long tall
brown grass. A lion will continue to pause, crouch and hide until

3. it is close enough so that the lioness can make a good chase. If
the prey outruns the lioness like about 300 feet then the lioness
will give up. A male lion can also eat about 88 pounds of meat
in one sitting. Lions live in some parts of Africa and in the Gir
forest that is in India. The habitats that the lions live on are the
grassy plains, savannahs, open woodland, and in Scrubland.
Lions usually live on the African plains and on grasslands. Today
lions can only be found in some parts of the world. Lions live in
very small locations in Africa and in a very small place in India.
The African lion can be seen on the African plains. Lions also
live on the African Savannah in an open country which is
called a Shrub. They can also be seen near trees or in reebeds.
They can also be found in South Africa in Sahara. They used to
be around the world except for Antarctica and in Australia.
They usually live were there is easy places to look for food and
there is enough prey animals for them to hunt. The African lion
used to live in every part of Africa. But today they can only be
found in the South of the Sahara desert and in the parts of
Southern and eastern Africa. The Asian lion used to live in the
Middle East though India now they only live in a small forest
called the Gir forest that is in India. Lions live on grasslands and
on the plains because so that their tan colored coats will blend
in with the grass so that it can be a great camouflage. The
height of a lion is about 4 feet (1.2 m) this is the height for a
male lion. The length for a male is 5-8 feet (1, 5-2.4m). The
weight for a male lion is 330-550lbs (150-227kg). A male lion can
also weight about 400 to 500 pounds (180-225 kilograms) and a
male can be over 9 feet (2.8 meters) long too. A lioness are
smaller then the males. A lioness can weigh about 275-135kg).
The other length of a male lion is 2.7 m to 90 cm to the tail. A
male lion can also weight about 440 pounds and the lioness
can weigh about 330 pounds. The male lion with his mane can
weigh about between 150-225 kg (330 -500lb) and the average
weigh for a lioness is 150kg (260-330 lb). A full grown male can
weigh around 330 and 550 pounds (150 and 259 kilograms). The
body length of a male lion is 56 to 8.3ft (1.7 to 2.5 meters). The
body length of a lioness is 4.6 to 5.7 ft (14 to 1.7 meters). A

4. lionslength is 27 to 41 inches (70 to 105 centimeters) to the
shoulder. The shoulder height of a male lion is 4 feet (1.2
meters); and the females shoulder height is 3.5 feet (one
meter). The other weight for a male lion is 330 to 550 pounds
(150 to 250 kilograms) and the female can weight about 265 to
400 pounds (120 to 180 kilograms). The lion’s body can grow
about 57 -78 in (1.4-2m); to the tail 26, 3 – 40in (63-100 cm). A
lion can also grow about 6 feet (1. 8m) long and they can
weigh for 420 pounds (190 kg). A lion’s body can grow about
2. 3 – 3. 5 feet long to the tail. A lion can grow about 45 – 8 ft
long. They can also weigh about 3 .5 -4 feet to the shoulder.
The pounds of the shoulder is 285 -550 pounds. The lion’s body
can grow about 8ft (2.9m). A lion in captivity can live about 30
years. A lion can live about 15 years in the wild. A lion can also
live about 10 to 14 years in the wild to and they can live about
20 years in captivity. Lions are not like any other big cat
because they live in a group that is called a pride. All the other
big cats are usually solitary which means that the animal lives
alone. No other cat lives like this. A pride of lions can have 20
adults. Mostly all adults in the pride are usually lionesses. Their
cubs also live in the pride too. A lion’s territory can be very small
but it holds enough food to feed the whole pride. If there is not
enough food then the would have to travel in far distances to
find food. Most lions in the pride are usually females. But the
male lion has the most important job in the pride which is to
protect the pride from other males that want to take over the
pride. A pride can hold about 3 or 30 lions. The females in the
pride are really mothers, sisters and cousins. Male lions that are
not related to the females. A pride of lions have a very close
bond with each other. All of the females stay in the same pride
forever but the male lions will only stay with the pride for about
a few years. A pride can hold up to 4 to 6 lionesses. The other
females in the pride are also daughters and grandmothers. A
pride can also hold 15 to 40 animals in the pride. Lions will do
everything together. They take care of each other and they
raise their young together, they hunt together. The best
teamwork is a pride of lions. They can even protect the pride

5. together. In the pride everyone has a job. The female’s job is to
hunt for prey and to raise their young. But the male has the
most important job in the pride and this is to protect the pride.
The male lion is usually the leader of the pride. All the females in
the pride are usually related to each other. Every pride must
have no more than two male lions in the pride. Only the pride
male can mate with the females. No animal knows about
teamwork then lions do. When all of the females are hunting.
The male usually watches over the cubs and always make sure
that the cubs get enough food to eat. When it gets night or
day that is the time a roar of a lion can be heard all over the
savanna. By lions roaring this is how they stay in contact with
each other. The males will roar to warn other males to stay
away. Lionesses can use their roars to call their cubs, Lions can
make lots of sounds to communicate then roaring they can
moan, grunt, snarl, and they can also growl. A lion’s roar can
be heard over 5 miles away. Both male and female can roar
but the male’s roar is much deeper. A male lion will usually roar
after the sunset. A male can roar about five miles (eight
kilometers) away. They can also use their roar to warn intruders
and round up the stray member of the pride. Lions are really
good at climbing they can sometimes can go up a tree for a
good view or place to get away. From the heat and flies. Lions
spend most of their day sleeping and relaxing. Al lion can lay
around for 21 hours of the day. When lions get tried during the
day. The pride will often lick each other this is called grooming.
This helps keep their fur clean they can do this by licking and
fleeing. They can also use serve a social interaction to each
other. Lions are also known as king of beasts because they are
so powerful and strong predators. Human hunters think that
they are competing with them. The lion is also on top of
Africa’s food chain lions share their land with hyenas, Gravy’s
zebras, leopards, African wild dog, African elephant, Impala,
Black rhinoceros, and the cheetah. The male lion wears a
mane because it can protect the male’s neck when he is
batting other males that want to take over the pride. The most
important job of a male lion is to make sure that there is no new

6. males that want to take over the pride. When there is a new
male in the current lion’s territory then the 2 males will battle
each other. These battles can cause injures and deaths. If the
current male lion wins then he gets to stay in the pride. But if the
new lion wins then the new male can easily kill the cubs of the
current male so that the lionesses can be ready to mate with
him and have cubs his own and so that they can raise his cubs.
A lion can be a very fast runner they can run about 36 miles (58
kilometers) in an hour. A lion can also run about 37 miles per
hour. The lion is the symbol of power, courage and nobility on
family crests, coasts of arms and national flags, in the lots of
civilizations. Some lions can hold 25 lions in a pride. Their territory
can reach over 100 square miles (260 square km). A lioness will
be ready to mate when she is ready she will walk up to the
pride male. The pride male will be the cub’s father. A lion cub
can weight about 3 pounds (1.5kg). In three months the lioness
is ready to have her babies when she is ready she will leave the
pride to have her young. She will hide near a big rock or
bushes. After the lioness is done with mating process then the
lioness will be pregnant for 15 weeks. Cubs are very small. A
newborn cub can weight about 4 ½ pounds the moment that
the cub is born. A lioness will have only two or three cubs in a
litter. The first food for a cub it’s the mother’s milk. When the
mother goes out to hunt she will hide her cubs to keep them
safe. In every few days the mother will remove them from their
old hiding spot into a different hiding place. The mother has to
hide the cubs because so that a predator does not see them
there is one thing that is different about a lion cub then the
adults. Cubs have spots on them to help them blend in with
the land. So that they can hide from predators when their
mother goes hunting. A newborn cub will weight about one-
hundredth pounds. A lion cub will need a lot of loving care the
moment that the cub is born. When they are born they can be
blind and it is really hard for them to crawl. A newborn cub can
also weight about less then five pounds. In the first few weeks
the cubs will hide from the rest of the pride. When the cubs are
2 months old then it is ready to meet the rest of the pride and

7. the mother will let the rest of the pride meet her cubs. The male
will be ready to show amazing tolerance towards the cubs. This
will allow the cubs to tug at his mane and play on the black tuft
that is on the back of the male’s tail, the cubs will practice their
hunting skills. They will also practice pouncing on anything that
moves. This is what kittens do to. When the mother goes out to
hunt then the rest of the pride will watch over the cubs. All of
the females in the pride all give birth at the same time. A cub
will nurse with the other females and with their own mother to.
When a cub is really hungry then they will ran over to one of the
lionesses so that the cub can suckle her milk. When a new male
has toke over the current males pride then the new male will kill
the cubs. So that the future cubs will have his gene instead of
the current males. Cubs usually come together in a nursing
group. A lioness will be pregnant for 95 to 120 days. A lioness will
give birth to 1 or 2 cubs. A cub will not be able to roar until it
reaches 2 weeks old. Cubs are born throughout the whole year.
All of the pride usually gives birth at the same time. A lioness
can have 3 or 4 cubs in a litter. She will give birth to them in
every 2 years. The weight of a baby lion cub is 2.5 pounds. For 2
years the cubs will learn how to survive on their own. Cubs are
ready to open their eyes in 2 weeks. When their eyes start to
open then they will began to walk and play with the other
cubs. In often the mother will not always be there to protect her
babies so they would have to be quiet until the mother returns.
When the cubs are two months old then the cubs legs will start
to grow strong then they will follow their mother back to the
pride. The mother will let her cubs meet the other cubs in the
pride to. All the members in the pride all help take care of the
cubs. In six months the cubs will grow about one-fourth that is
kind of the size of an adult lion. But they are still not ready to
hunt yet so till then the cubs do hunting games that can train
the cubs for the a real hunt. When cubs play they are doing
their school time. The training lessons that they do are jumping
on each other. They will play games of wrestle, they can even
bite and grab leaves that are high in the air and hey can
chase them. They can also chase the tails of the adults. Lions

8. used that to live in eight thousands years ago. Lions used to live
in North and South America. In 2,000 years ago lions used to live
in Europe to. In 200 years lions used to roam all over Africa and
in India. The reason is that there are no lions in north and South
America and in Europe any more that are in other places
because they become extinct by human hunters. Human
hunters started to kill them in 1913. There are about 20 Asian
lions left in India. But they are now being protected in only in
one part of India. There are not a lot of Asian lion cubs being
born. The African lion is okay for now. There are some parts of
the savannah that are being protected in national parks and in
game reserves. But people are still making a big problem for
the African lion because people are building houses and farms
over their homes. People will let cattle eat on the grass that is
on the savannah. If there is not enough space for the lions hunt
then they will have a hard time looking for zebras or buffalo.
The savannah is running our of grass to feed the zebras and the
buffalo and the other wild herds that live in Africa because the
cattle is eating all of their grass. If there is not enough food to
fed the wild grazing animals in Africa then the wild herds will die
out and if there is not enough food then the lions would have
start to eat the cattle and other livestock. Then people will get
mad and start to kill the lion. Lots of people have hurt the
African lion in many different ways. Sometimes human hunters
will kill the African lion for sport. Sometimes people have
hanged up a lion’s head. This threat is called poaching this is
when poachers illegal hunt animals this is against the law. Both
species of lion are both endangered. They are endangered
because people have been taking over their homes. The
growth of the human population is starting to be a problem in
Africa and in Asia. If there is no space for lions to live on which
means they will have a hard time looking for food. This will also
mean that there is not enough food to feed the lions. But there
are some people that want to help save the lion and try to stop
the poachers. Some want to stop spreading the sickness that or
among the lions. People all over the world want to help the lion
and the pride of the savannah. People want to help keep the

9. savannah big enough for the lions to live on. Now only this will
help the lions still rule as king of the animals. The lion’s only
natural habitats are in protected reserves they are doing very
good in there. There are a lot of lions that do genetic diversity
and also prevent in breeding the movement between different
prides are starting to move limited. There are still being hunted
in reserves. There are a lot of lions and so little space for
rangers. Rangers often put females on birth control to reduce
the numbers of cubs that are being born. Ranchers will even
poison lions that try to kill their livestock. Lions have also been
hunted for trophies and for medicinal and magic powers. That
is what I know about lions.