Lions are known for being brave and powerful Armed with huge dagger teeth and slashing claws lions are built to hunt What makes lions extra special is the way they live They are not solitary prowlers like tigers and other wild cats Lions live in family groups called prides Lions rear their cubs together feed together and hunt together When a group of lions hunts as a team it can catch almost anything We are going to look at how these lion families spend their lives This book will tell you how they get on with 3 With its flowing reddish-brown mane an adult male lion is an unmistakable sight Introduction 4
5 LIONS Lazy lions Pound for pound meat contains much more energy than plants While their grass eating victims have to spend most of their lives eating lions need to hunt for just three or four hours a day This means they can spend most of their time lazing around and that’s exactly what they do each other deal with neighbors hunt their prey and bring up their babies We will see exactly what it is that makes these big cats so special and just why they are admired and feared The king of beasts The majestic lion certainly deserves its title of king of the beasts The other big cats dare not cross it for a lion will kill a lone leopard if it gets the chance The only real threat to the lion’s authority is the burly spotted hyena which hunts in big packs and has massive bone-cracking jaws Hyenas often steal lion kills but then lions also steal hyena kills 2 A lioness and some cubs Lionesses give birth to two or three cubs so some must belong to another mom
