Swahili Name: Size: Weight: Lifespan: Habitat: Diet: Gestation:

Simba 48 inches high 330 to 500 pounds 13 years in captivity Grassy plans and open woodlands Carnivorous About 105 days

Scientific Name: Panthera leo

Cat species are most of the time all alone, but the lion is different among them. This animals have create ways to work together in packs, which helps them take over bigger prays. They have also assigned labours depending on the type of sex you are. Most of the time their prides have about 10 females and 3 males that are usually brothers. What is a niche? A niche is a role the animal takes in the environment. In an habitat two animals cant have the same roles which means have the same niches, if this happens it might cause imbalance to the animal kingdom

Lions are the top predators in their habitat and have almost no natural predators. Apex predators are important to the environment because they keep the herbivore populations in check. Lions referred prey animals are wildebeests, zebras, and warthogs and they share their habitat with many other predators, such as hyenas, wild dogs, crocodiles, and cheetahs.