The Lion: Habitat, Characteristics, and Reproduction

MY FINAL ENGLISH PROJECT
MY NAME IS: FABRICIO FLORES SARMIENTO
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THE LION
ITS HABITAT AND ORIGIN
IT
IS
NATIVE
TO
SAHARAN AFRICA AND CERTAIN REGIONS OF INDIA,
SUB
WHERE IT IS THE LARGEST PREDATOR IN THE FOOD CHAIN.
IT IS ONE OF THE WILDEST KNOWN AND MOST FEARED
ANIMALS BY HUMANITY, FOR ITS FIERCENESS, BUT ALSO ADMIRED
AND REPRESENTED IN SYMBOLS, STORIES AND SCULPTURES.
CHARACTERISTICS
THEY CAN MEASURE ABOUT 2 TO 3 METERS MALES
OR 1.80 TO 2.7 METERS FEMALES IN LENGTH, AND
REACH A WEIGHT OF 160 TO 260 KG MALES OR
120 TO 182 KG FEMALES.
REPRODUCTION
FEMALES ARE READY TO MATE WHEN THEY ARE FOUR YE
ARS OLD MALES MATURE WHEN THEY ARE AROUND
THREE YEARS OLD. WHEN THE FEMALE IS IN HEAT,
SHE MAY MATE WITH MALES MORE THAN 20 TIMES
A DAY.