Introduction Animals have babies Babies ensure survival of the species Survive means to live Species means groups of animals More babies mean more animals Baby animals are cute But they’re helpless They’re little They don’t have any skills They’re prey Prey are hunted as food They need help They need moms They need dads Animal dads are special Some protect Some care Some teach Some help animal moms But some don’t Some don’t help at all Some are dangerous Some animal dads are extreme Some of the most exciting dads are in the animal world 4
5 Some animal babies are part of the food cycle Dads protect them
Lions Lions live in Africa They live in prides A pride is a lion family Each pride has one adult male These dads rule their prides Each dad mates with several females Mate means to make babies Dads can have many cubs Cubs are babies Other male lions attack They fight for control They want to rule the pride They kill other males cubs They only want their own cubs Lion dads have an important job They protect their pride They protect their cubs 6 Chapter one
7 Male lions are deadly hunters They’re fast They’re strong
