Friday, February 10, 2017

An excerpt from Africa's big five wild animals by Anna Othitis


When there 

 
Lions, King of beasts!
Awbumbaway and away we go!
Into the wild countryside resume and go,
together with our guide Delia on his colourful orange motorcycle!
Can you see the great big lion and his family that
Elia has spotted for us?
Quiet now, children, do not frighten them away.
There is a sick, so tall and proud. Kingston mastered of mighty African souls. With eyes so bright and sharp waiting to catch and grasp their prey of the night close to the water hose to feed their family.
Careful now, because they do bite! 
They take a rest in sleep in the still of the night under the moonlight with a sky of stars so bright.
Did you know? 
Very interesting, children, did you know that a roar of a lion can be heard as far as 5 miles away?
Lion is from the family of the five big cats (FELIDAE) it is the second-largest cat. Male can weigh as much as 550 pounds and they live in large groups called prides of females and babies with may be up to 15 Lions. Groups of female alliance usually hiked together, praying mostly on large animals such as buffalo and zebra. They sleep mainly during the day and hunt at night.
Winds can be different colours, but mainly have way yellow – brown coats and the mail is recognized by his lovely coloured sometimes black mane around his neck with both beauty and strength.
There different coloured mains can tell us from which country or territory in Africa the male Lions come from. For example the wines from Kenya have black manes.
When the males fight, their thick manes protect their necks from being hurt. Males like their own spaces and will roar and leave scent markings to secure their territory.
Baby cubs stay with their mother for about two years and are taught to hide at the age of 11. Well, children at that age we are going to school and learning and studying.



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