CONTENTS 6 Foreword 8 Introduction 10 Through a Lion's Eyes 14 Chapter 1 King of Beasts 30 Chapter 2 Land of Lions 46 Chapter 3 Lion Pride G2 Chapter 4 On the Prowl 78 Chapter 5 Lions and People 96 Chapter 6 Saving Lions 112 Chapter 7 Take Action 118 conclusion 12O Resources 124 Index 128 Credits A mischievous young lion looks into the camera after slipping and nearly falling from a tree
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FOREWORD MISSION ANIMAL RESCUE t National Geographic we know how much you care about animals They enrich our planet and our lives Habitat loss hunting and other human activities are threatening many animals across the globe The loss of these animals is a loss to humanity They have a right to our shared planet and deserve to be protected With your help we can help save animals through education through habitat protection and through a network of helping hands I firmly believe the animals of the world will be safer with us on their side Throughout this book and the other books in the Mission Animal Rescue series you ll see animal rescue activities just for kids If you go online at kids nationalgeographic com mission animal rescue you can join a community of kids who wants to help animals as much as you do Look for animal rescue videos chats with explorers and more Plus de miss the dramatic stories of animal rescues in National Geographic kids magazine We share our Earth with animals Helping them means helping our planet and protecting our future Together we can do it Daniel Raven Ellison Guerrilla Geographer and National Geographic Explorer The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit organization whose net Proceeds support vital exploration conservation research and education YOUR programs Proceeds from this book will go toward the Socles efforts to PURCHASE support animals and their habitats From building bomes for big cats to ITS protect their wild territory to studying elephants and how they communicate ANIMALS to exploring wild places to better understand animal habitats National AND THEIR Goographic's programs help save animals and our world Thank you for your HABITATS passion and dedication to this cause To make an additional contribution In Support of Mission Animal Rescue ask your parents to consider texting ANIMAL to 50555 to dive ten dollars See page 128 for more
