The Cheetah Or The Lion?

In the documentary Turf War : Lions and Hippos produced by Will Steenkamp and Lane Steenkamp depicts how lions and hippos living in Africa are in constant battles for survival. The rivers they inhabit act as a battleground, where deadly force and shear strength meets lethal power and a pride of worthy and dashing opponents. Will and Lane Steenkamp convincingly conveys the argument that there is a constant bout between the survival of the fittest through their research of the hippo’s way of life, the lion’s way of life, and the correlation between the two.

They have specialized teeth to suit their diet and lifestyle. The large canines are the first thing you may think of when you imagine a lion tooth, but the molars and pre-molars are modified into what is called a “carnassial shear” and play an important role in lion feeding. Lions don’t chew their food like we do, they use their carnassial shear to cut and slice flesh into small enough pieces to swallow. Their diet can consist of antelopes, zebras, wildebeest and other large animals of the open grassland that exist in their territory which can expand as far as 100 square miles. Many of the mentioned prey can run faster than any lion, as I stated earlier the female is the meal provider for the pride, so all the females in the pride get together and hunt as a team. After the hunt, the group closeness does tend to fall to the wayside as they squabble over sharing of the kill. The male generally eats his fill first then the pecking order amongst the females, unfortunately the cubs are at the bottom of this pecking order, but at the end of the day the lion pride is a family unit and the male will defend it with his life. I see my family as a pride. We all love each other unconditionally and we stick

     Tigers are the biggest member of the cat family, with lions coming in at a close second. Their paw pads are very sensitive and are easily damaged, which prevents them from following prey that may wonder on such things as rocks that are hot. Another interesting fact about the tiger is that there are no white tigers left in the wild, only in captivity. On top of that, all of the white tigers in captivity came from the same female, which was caught in 1952. White tigers are not true albinos because they lack pink eyes; theirs are blue. Tigers and lions have actually mated in captivity. The offspring of a male tiger and a female lion is called a Tigon, and offspring of a male lion and a female tiger is called a Liger.

Expert Testimony: 40% of lion cubs die before one month of age. In the wild, only 30% of cubs are thought to die before they are six months old and at least a third of those deaths are due to factors which are absent in zoos, like predation. (CAPS, 2010).

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.

We have written this paper to gain insight on lions in captivity and establish the differences between lions in the wild and in zoos. The paper will focus on the mental, behavioural and physical effects, while also stating how zoos are involved in conservation.

Despite the stereotype of black bears being a threat to one’s safety, Animal-zone explains how black bears are actually very gentle, joyful animals that have a predictable behavior. Black bears live all around the world. Black bears, like all animals, have unique characteristics, behave differently as male or female, exhibit special adaptations and live in several types of habitats. Black bears have various characteristics to help them flourish in the wild.

Lions may live up into their late teens or early twenty’s. In the wild, a lioness may live

The Western Lowland Gorillas are critically endangered animals that require our protection and support. The Western Lowland Gorillas’ greatest threat is poaching the gorillas for food and the destruction of their natural habitat. Wildlife preserves are constructed, but the poaching continues due to unstable governments and high price of the gorillas’ meat. The governments in African countries must be stabilized to prevent poaching and destruction of the Western Lowland Gorillas habitat or these animals will become extinct.

The article “Cheetahs Ghosts of the Grasslands” by Richard Coniff discusses the decline in cheetahs around the world due to predators and the destruction of their habitats. The cheetah population began diminishing an estimated amount of 10,000 years ago. About 1,500 cheetahs are living in captivity along with lions and hyenas. It might seem as if cheetahs are very fierce wild cats; however, in the Serengeti located in Tanzania Cheetahs face many threats such as cubs being killed by lions and hyenas or either die of hunger because lions eat the food that the cheetah hunted for. Biologists believe that this animal is sensitive to changes in its habitat, so the slightest change can cause harmful effects to cheetahs. Cheetahs once roamed in Asia,

The Australian Sea Lion (N. cinerea) is the only pinniped endemic to Australia (Ling 1992). Pinnipeds are highly social mammals and use vocalisations for mate selection, territory defence and mother-offspring communication (Charrier & Harcourt 2006). N. cinerea are colonial breeders, with mothers regularly leaving their pups to forage during lactation and exclusively feed their own offspring, showing high aggression to non-kin (Charrier & Harcourt 2006; Pitcher et al. 2009). A study conducted by McIntosh & Kennedy (2013), showed that 10% of pup mortality was caused by separation of mother and pup. Therefore mothers and pups must be able to recognise one another after separation intervals for success of the species.

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.

A panthers lifestyle ties in with the reproduction of their species. “Black panthers” are actually black coated leopards and jaguars. Some cubs are born black because of a recessive gene carried by the parents. After a month the cubs will start to hunt for themselves, eating only meat. They are carnivores and will eat wild hogs, birds, deer, and rabbits. At two years old they will mark their own territory where they can hunt in. Once they have their own territory they can start looking for a mate. As well as the panther, a giraffe’s reproduction cycle helps them mature that way they can

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,

“The animals that the cheetah preys on for their meal are the smaller ones such as impalas. They can also hunt even bigger animals such as wildebeests. Cheetahs often lose their prey to lions and tiger and hyenas (JessZoo).” It’s more of a competition when it comes to their meal.