An introduction to the lion, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the lion’s family life and territory, its daily activities and its physical characteristics. The book also talks about the conservation of lions.
The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the lion; family life; living in territories; working together; marking a territory; food and water; hunting; king of the kill; teeth roaring; manes; sleeping; claws and tracks; mating; flehmen; giving birth; breeding together; ‘follow me” signs; king of the bush; endangered lions; conservation.
This book contains a Glossary and an Index.
The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal’s family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.
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Table of Content
Quick facts
Meet the lion
Family life
Living in territories
Working together
Marking a territory
Food and water
Hunting
King of the kill
Teeth Roaring
Manes
Sleeping
Claws and tracks
Mating
Flehmen
Giving birth
Breeding together
“Follow me” signs
King of the bush
Endangered lions
Conservation
About the author
Megan Emmett works in the wildlife industry in South Africa. She completed a B.Tech degree in Nature Conservation and went on to work in a game reserve and park after that. She also worked as a field guide on private safaris in the greater Kruger National Park area. Megan loves studying and writing about wildlife. She has written several books on the topic, produced documentaries for the wildlife television industry, including National Geographic, and contributes articles to magazines like Africa Geographic.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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