Contents Chapter 1 page 4 Chapter 2 page 9 ON THE HUNT WHERE LIONS LIVE POWERFUL PREDATORS HOW LIONS BEHAVE Chapter 3 Page 14 Chapter 4 page 20 Lion Fact File 28 Glossary 30 Learn more about Lions 31 Index 32
1 chapter on the hunt It's evening on the African savanna A gentle breeze sweeps through the tall grass A lioness raises her head from the grass where she is resting She sniffs deeply catching a whiff of wildebeests A watering hole lies in the distance A herd of thirsty wildebeests is drinking Their tongues lap the cool water Some are full grown Others are young The lioness spots its prey and will join other lions to hunt together Why might lions hunt
The lioness is hungry So is the rest of the pride A pride of lions is a group that lives and hunts together Hunting together helps them take down large prey The lionesses in the pride look for a sick or old wildebeest that will be easier to kill though they will hunt a healthy animal too They spot one with an injured leg The lionesses waste no time They are ready for action A few lionesses stalk through the grass With their padded paws they move almost silently They creep closer and closer to where the wildebeests are drinking The lionesses creep toward the herd looking for its weakest member 5
