Lions are classified as a  critically endangered species








the decline in numbers has increased from  30 to 50 in Africa over the past two decades

the hope of the lions remaining outside  the reserves and national parks is very

although the reason for this  decrease is not well understood

but home loss and conflict with  humans are the most worrying causes

the oldest fossils of a lion-like animal  were found at the laitoli site in tanzania  

and are estimated to be  about 3.5 million years old

Lions are carnivores that display  two forms of social organization  

some of them are residents who live  in a family group called a clique

the group usually consists of about  five or six lionesses linked together by

kinship

in addition to its cubs of both sexes, a male or two males are called the male

alliance

the number of males in the  alliance reaches two most often  

but it may increase to four  and decrease again with time

maybe

male cubs are expelled from their  maternal cot when they reach adulthood

okay

Lions are powerful animals that usually hunt in  an organized group and select one specific prey

lionesses are able to reach a  speed of 59 kilometres per hour

it can only maintain the speed for a short time

so it must be close enough  to its prey before it attacks

uh lions take advantage of any factor that  reduces the likelihood of being seen by

prey  uh

most hunting takes place near  a good source of concealment  

such as tall grass or hills or at night

lions game consists of large mammals in

general

they show a preference for wildebeests zebras  impalas african buffaloes and warty pigs in africa

most linuses had procreated  before they are four years old

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