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The Skilled of the Savannah

The directors of the Hunters of the Wild Lands Museum are seeking entries for predators to be recognized in their exhibits.When most people hear “predators,” a bubble of thoughts pop into their heads of ferocious animals. What about Lions? Would you think of Lions as predators? In fact, there is no other animal that has a better fit. Lions have extremely sharp teeth that they dig into their prey, their claws are amazing tools to use while defending them in a raging fight, they can use their size to pounce on their prey, and while working together with its pack, a lion is able to hunt anything.I believe that the lion deserves to be in the HOWL museum.

When a lion hunts, they use tools that are actually on their body. Well, what tools do they use? Lions’ teeth have evolved so that the lions can hunt down, kill and consume prey animals such as antelopes, giraffes, buffalo and other large herbivore mammals. Lions’ sharp teeth,which they use to eat their food and protect themselves, are not their only tools though. Another feature that helps lions to survive are their claws. They use their sharp claws to hunt and defend themselves. Overall, these are two of lions’ amazing features that help them get around the jungle; if they didn’t have these body weapons they wouldn’t be able to survive.

Since lions aren’t as fast as their prey, they sometimes rely on their size to catch their food. Lions are the second largest of the big cat species in the world! Males weigh between 330 and 550 pounds and females weigh 250 – 400 pounds. Most people think that their weight would help them hunt but it does not. Being heavy animals, lions are not able to run fast. Just like humans, teamwork benefits lions in many ways. As lions stealthy move through the thick, long grass they get ready to pounce on their prey.

If you were an animal in the wild would you want to be alone while hunting? I know I wouldn’t want to be. Just like us, lions are social animals, so they hunt in prides.A pride is a group of lions. When they hunt, lions hunt in prides.Hunting is generally is done in the dark by the lionesses of a pride. When hunting, they often are in groups of two or three, using teamwork to stalk, surround, and kill their prey. Many of the animals they hunt are faster than lions, so teamwork is very important.Lionesses have favorite hunting positions such as center, wings, and guards when they attack. If you ask me, hunting for lionesses sound a lot like basketball.

Even though some people think that they are lazy animals, African Lions are extremely busy animals trying to work hard and protect their families. Because lions are very brilliant and skilled animals, they should be recognized as some of the best hunters out there. These scavengers should be featured in the HOWL museum so that everyone can learn about their amazing features and abilities.Now go to the HOWL museum and learn about everybody’s favorite predator, the lion.