African
Lion
(Panthera
Leo) |
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Habitation:
Afrika, southern Sahara
Natural habitat:
open grass- and bushy steppes, savanna, half-deserts
Appearance:
o males
have crests that stretches from head through the neck up to the
stomach |
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have eyeteeth like the cats do and use them for grabbing and
killing the prey and also the back teeth for cutting meat,
o on
each paw: front 5, back 4 claws, with divestible gripsacks |
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Reproduction:
o gestation
period: 105-112 days,
o 2-5
cubs in a row,
o lactation
time: 6-7 months
Nourishment:
daily about 7
kg of meat
Live
together in prides:
o few
males, more females
and cubs,
o male
cubs have to leave the pride after
3 years,
o communicate
thanks to roar that can be
heard even from the distance of 9 km
Miscellaneous:
the oldest lions
live up to 15
years, in captivity
even 25 years
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