Cherry Mae Colong
Professor Gina Crawford
English 101
29 October 2017
Lions (A Descriptive Essay)
Majestic, noble, and brave, this famous iconic wild animal on the planet has captivated the people since the beginning of time. They are most feared by other animals thus, known as the king of the jungle – no other than the lions. Member of the genus Panthera, the lion is one of the big cats in the Felidae family. A lion’s head and body size average about 4.5 to 6.5 feet and tail of about 26 to 40 inches in length. A lion also weighs about 265 up to 420 pounds and a size relative to a 6-foot human. These mammals are also carnivores. Lions have always seen hunting in groups called pride. While lions generally avoid a full-grown elephant, lions still prefer their preys large like the zebras, buffaloes, and giraffes. Poised as the top animal in the ecological pyramid, lions have strong physical qualities, fascinating reputation, and an unfortunate decreasing number of population.
Without a doubt, lions have strong physical qualities. One, in particular, is the lions’ amazingly strong forepaws. So strong and powerful that a lion could kill a hyena in just one blow. Also, a lion’s muscular body has less bone mass compared to the other animals, which makes it responsible for its graceful movements. Each of their paws is equipped with soft pads, making them soundless as they move. A lions’ eyes are well-adapted in low light, an advantage for them to go hunting at night. A
The Lion Behind The Glass How much do we really know about lions? This beautiful beast does not only pridefully take on his role as “King of the Jungle” but he’s is also an inspiration to many of his followers. He is recognized as brave and prideful. Although he’s all of these great things he has a hidden truth. The lion is probably the most terrible dad in the animal kingdom.
Micah Swilley 6 Henning 1-26-17 #27 Collection 4 informative essay: Mountain Lions If Mountain Lions could could play basketball then they would be able to dunk from past the half court line at our school Because they have the ability to jump 15 feet up and 40 feet out. Mountain Lions are super amazing animals with great adaptations that allow them to have their species live in a range of environment and habitats all the way from Florida swamps to Canadian forests, but their biggest civilizations are in Southern Alberta to Cali And Texas, East of the Mississippi River, Canada, Argentina, North America,, and British Columbia. Mountain Lions prefer to live in distinctly classified areas and distinct areas and they like to live in areas with a lot of a very little vegetation.
When a small plane crashes into the Ecuador’s rainforest two survivors of the crash, the Frenchman Didier and the Belgian man Florent, set out on a journey through the jungle, desperate to find a way out of it. Bit by bit the harsh environment sucks their strength away and it seems that several days of walking don’t bring them any closer to civilization. Then they stumble upon ruins of an ancient city with burial sites and a cave full of gold. They believe it is the legendary treasure gathered by the Incas in the 16th century to pay for release of their emperor, Atahualpa.
Roar! Lions are very big. Males can grow up to be 10 feet long that’s a lot. The male lion is bigger than the female lion. The female lion can grow up to be 9 feet long. Males weigh from 330 to 550 pounds, which means they are heavy. Females weigh up to 265 to 395 pounds.
Probably some of the most fearsome and violent monsters contain characteristics of a lion. A prime example is the Nemean lion. This lion was vicious and could not be hurt by bronze or stone. Since the lion is a very powerful and fierce animal, this monster is especially feared because it is partially lion and invincible to weapons. The Griffin is another ferocious monster that has the body of a lion but the head and wings of an eagle. It is especially known to guard treasure. It is a mix of the lion, the king of beast, and the eagle, king of birds, so it was very powerful. In general, monsters with lion characteristics are very powerful and feared.
A new species of lions have adapted to live in the temperate mountains regions in Europe. A crossover between a lion and a deer has been discovered, the leer. The leer, also known as the Leo-Cervidae, it lives in the temperate mountain regions in Europe. It has the body and characteristics of a lion, which are speed and aggressiveness, but it also has the characteristics of a deer. It has horns like deer. These horns are used for mating season. Leers use sexual reproduction and the reproductive behaviors of these leers are that they fight with the other males by using their horns. They attack and fight each other with their horns to show dominance of the other leers. They use the horns because they do not want to kill each other, but to prove who the strongest and most powerful leer is. Unlike regular lions, they fight until death, but the leer is a rare species and they do not want their population to decrease.
A Mountain Lion’s Predator behavior is mostly keen senses, muscular body, and remarkable adaptability make it ideally suited for a predatory existence. Because they are the most exclusive of meat-eaters, almost every feature of a cat's body is related to the way it detects and catches its prey.
Lions, Tigers, Bears OH MY! One of the world’s most fascinating hybrid animals is known as the liger. This interesting breed between male lion and female tigress symbolizes genetic variation, thus, making this animal the perfect example of biodiversity. To understand the basis of this class, one must first be able to define what biodiversity is. The term bio means life, and the term diversity means multiplicity or variety. The liger may be the largest in the big cat family. Compared to a female tigress who approximately weighs 600 pounds and is about nine feet long, and the lion that weighs 500 and is eight feet long. Ligers are twice the size of their parent feline. The average liger weighs about 1000 pounds and is eleven feet long. The
Both lions and wolves are dangerously successful predators because of their strategic thinking while hunting for prey. Since wolves and lions are social animals they are very intelligent. It is their collective intelligence and the variety of strategies they use that ensures their ability to thrive in the hunt as they stalk and ambush their prey. Their agile movements, patience, and ability to camouflage with their surroundings allow them to sneak right in front of their prey and attack without warning or an opportunity to escape. Lions for example, inhabit grassy plains, savannahs, and open woodlands allow them to creep stealthily through vegetation and leap unexpectedly on their prey. Lion’s will then grip their prey’s neck so tightly with
Do you hear the rustling of the leaves? What about the jostling of the branches as they sway with the wind? Often normal occurrences on a November day, these noises were the herald of a terror unseen since the days of disco. With the body of a human but the run of a lion this creature could rip humans limb from limb. It could withstand multiple buckshot rounds, and a .22 would just piss it off.
The African wilderness beholds a vicious battle between that of lions and hyenas over a viable food source and boundaries. Over the many years of constant feud adaptations have come about to help one species reign over the other. For example, lions have become exceptionally well with protecting their young from harm. When young lionesses become of age they will always give birth in a secluded place away from the hyenas. This action is more commonly known as herding and spacing. Baby lions are born blind and rely heavily on smell. With that being said they are quite dependent upon their mothers, and it would make it increasingly difficult to survive surrounded by a pack of hungry hyenas. In conjunction with herding
Egoism is not a uniquely human characteristic. However, it is something humanity takes to the next level. Primates and other hierarchal animals express the innate nature that is self-interest. For male lions, this self-interest is the only thing that keeps them alive. Contrary to popular belief, it is the female lion-the lioness-that forms the foundation of the pride. The lioness does the hunting, the nurturing, and the defending of the pride. Male lions have slim chances of survival on their own, and unlike the lioness, genetic (or familial) ties do not keep it in the pride. When ousted, they must fight for, scavenge or even steal food. The final goal of the male lion is to become part of a pride, as their escort, performing duties but also securing food for itself. A male lion will fight males in the pride for their positions of security. Its individual
A prime example is the Nemean lion, which Heracles defeated as his first labor. It was fierce and could not be hurt by bronze or stone. It shows its power with violence and physical superiority. The Griffin is another ferocious monster that has the body of a lion but the head and wings of an eagle. It is mostly known to guard treasure. It is a mix of the lion, the king of beast, and the eagle, king of birds, so it was extremely dominant. Finally, the Sphinx was a lion with a human head. It guarded the gates to the Greek city of Thebes. When a visitor wanted into the city, the Sphinx would ask them to solve his riddle. Thus, the Sphinx never used violence to guard the entrance. People wishing to enter the city knew of his power and physical capabilities. So even though the Sphinx never used violence, people knew of its strength and power anyway because he was partially lion. All in all, monsters with lion characteristics are very powerful and feared.
The lioness differs physically from that of the male lion, much in the way that a female human being differs from a male. The female lion is typically smaller and has less muscle. While the male lion is typically ten feet long, the female is usually only nine feet long. However, both of the lions are only about four feet tall on all four legs. Another main difference between the lions is that the male possesses a flowing mane and the female does not. While the female and male lion look different, the typical female and male human look different as well.
Many anmals have different ways on survivng on this planet. Lions are animals that are feared. When a lion is hungry they don't just got to a McDonalds and order a burger. They hunt for food. They're tactical and quick. For example, a gazele is walking around minding its own business. But, what it doesn't know that a lion is stalking it waiting for the right time to leap out and attack. A lion can hunt at anytime of the day because they have night vision where it can see both during the day and during the night. A lion must find its mate to reprouce. When they do reproduce they have cubs, and they take care of their cubs until its old enough to hunt and live its own life. Even though a lion is feared it still has to survive because other animals,