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**African Lion! **
 :) = check your science wiki page || :) || - [|Lion Facts] - [|Adaptation of a Lion] - [|Physical Adaptations of an African Lion] - [|Lion Article - WorldBook] - [|Lion Research Center - All about Lions] - [|Panthera Explanation]
 * Lesson 1 and 2: **
 * Task || Check ||
 * Choose a well researched animal || :) ||
 * Explore wiki space || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Create a glossary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Make a bibliography || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Describe role of de composer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Examples of de composer with pictures || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">List animals and organisms in your animal's habitat || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Describe your animal's habitat || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Draft out a food web || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Make poster and then take picture and paste it in
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Define Ecosystem || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">:) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Find books about chosen animal || :) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Finish objective #9, 10, 11 and 12 || :) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Finish the zoo advantage and disadvantages table || :) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Bibliography: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">NoodleBib Bibliography: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">New Science Glossary: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Word || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Definition ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Adaptation || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Make something suitable for a new use or purpose ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Environment || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animals or plant lives or operates ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Decomposer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An organism; esp bacteria, fungi that decomposes organic material ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reproduction || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The action or process of making a copy of something ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ecosystem || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When a lot of different organisms are interacting in the same community and environment ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Diurnal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Of or during the day ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Crepuscular || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Of or relating to twilight ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Symbiosis || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Interaction between two different species that live in close association ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Internal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Of or situated in the inside ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">External || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Belonging to or forming the outer surface of something ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Parasitism || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A symbiotic relationship that benefits both species ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mutualism || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">One species grows stronger by harming another ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Commensalism || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When one species is benefitted but the other is not affected ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Invertebrate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An animal lacking a backbone ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Amphibian || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A cold-blooded vertebrate ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Vertebrate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An animal with a backbone ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Offspring || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A person or animal's young ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Burning Questions! **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What animals eat African Lions?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What are some symbiotic relationships of an African Lion?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Interesting Lion Facts... **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Top Speed = 50mph (short distance)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Longest Leap = 36 feet (11m)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Distance in which roar can be heard = 5 miles (8km)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Height = 1.2 m (Male), females smaller
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Length = 1.5m - 2.1m (Male), females smaller
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Weight = 150kg - 227kg (Male), females less
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lifespan = 13 years


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 3: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Common Name: African Lion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Kingdom: Animalia <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class: Mammalia <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Order: Carnivora <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Family: Felidae <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Genus Species: Panthera Leo

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The reason why the African Lion is classified under the Panthera name. Panthera is a genus containing four well known species; the tiger, lion, leopard and the jaguar. Only the four Panthera cat species have the ability to roar.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Elephants usually do not disturb lions. Buffalo are not afraid of lions. Buffalo will not run away at the sight of a lion unless it sees the herd. Lions have to share territory with leopard and cheetahs. Lions will kill cubs of other animals to reduce the competition for their young. Female lions will follow the mother cheetah to carry food for their young. When the female lion helps the mother cheetah the cheetah cubs will run up a tree to hide so the female doesn't try to kill them. Lions will settle with taking other animals prey. There is a lot of prey after it rains because when it rains, grass grows and grass sustains prey.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How do African lions interact? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">African lions are the largest carnivores found in Africa. They belong to the cat family and they are the largest ones in the group. Their body is around 1.4-2 m long, with a 67-100 cm long tail. They are mammals who live in groups known as prides. Males and female lions can be easily distinguished by physical appearance and behavior. One of the lion's adaptation is their golden brown fur, it helps them blend into their surroundings. As they have this colour fur it is much easier for them to sneak up on their prey. Here are some other features that help a lion adapt to its environment:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How do African lions adapt? **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their powerful hind legs helps them run fast so they can catch their prey.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their growl which warns other males to stay away from their cubs and the lioness.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hunting in packs, it increases the opportunity to catch prey.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their claws help them rip and tear the prey's flesh and meat.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">They have good eye sight which helps them hunt at night.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their sharp teeth for eating other animals.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lions usually become sexually mature at around the age of two to three years. When they are at this age the males go off in search of a pride of their own. The females become the breeding stock for the next generation of the pride. Some females will wander out of the pride and become nomads. Nomadic lions will mate, and even raise families. Lion mating is not much different from any other cat. During mating, the male and female are together constantly, and they usually do not eat. The mating begins with growling, pawing and sometimes biting. When the female is finally in the mood, she lies down, and the male mounts her. Actual copulation takes 6-10 seconds, after which time the male gently bites the female's neck. The female then turns and bares her teeth at the male. The cycle repeats itself, maybe every 20 minutes, and a pair of lions can mate 40 times in a day! It is also known that a female may mate with more than one male during her estrus. The result is her cubs may have different fathers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How do African lions reproduce? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lions give birth 3.5 months after they get pregnant. They hide their cubs in thick bushes or thickets until they are old enough to join the rest of the pride when they are about five to six weeks old. Cubs basically survive only on their mothers milk until they are about six weeks old. Females that lose their litters return to estrus within a week otherwise they cannot begin to breed again until their cubs are about 18 months old. Mothers will fight to their death to protect their cub but will abandon starving cubs if they cannot provide for them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Motherhood: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Fathers not only protect and take care of their cubs from strange lions, but they catch prey for them that are too big for the mothers to catch. A buffalo or a giraffe carcass will easily feed a whole pride. Male lions will usually stay away from the motherhood groups when the cubs are small but when the cubs get older, they usually want to play with their fathers. Occasionally an adult son will join the fathers partnership and move with them to a new pride.
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Classification || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Classification ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lion || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Secondary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Carnivores ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Cheetah || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Secondary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Carnivores ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Gazelle || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Primary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Herbivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Zebra || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Primary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Herbivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hyena || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scavenger || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Carnivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Vulture || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scavenger || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Carnivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Giraffe || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Primary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Herbivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Elephant || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Primary || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Herbivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Sun || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Producer || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Source of Energy ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Tree || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Producer ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Grass || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Producer ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ant || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Decomposer ||  ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">African Lion Food Web Draft: **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">African Lion Food Web: **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">BEFORE: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I had to re-do my poster because it was really crumpled which made it look unprofessional. In my next poster I am going to add some more producers, I am going to put some decomposers and add the habitat the my animal lives in. Also, to fit all these changes onto my piece of paper, I am going to make my poster bigger.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This is my final poster. In the process of making this poster I faced a few challenges. One of the challenges that I faced was, in the end, I realized that the arrows connected to my decomposer was the wrong way. To fix that, I made the place where the arrow was thicker and then draw the arrow on the right side. Also, in my old poster, you couldn't really see the lines because the actual poster was blue and my lines were blue. Now I can see my lines on my poster way more clearly and I think they stand out quite a lot.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">AFTER: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I think that I could of improved my poster by adding Tertiary consumers. I also could of added, maybe, a few more decomposers. Also, at the end I took the short cut by cutting the 'African Lion Habitat' explanation with scissors instead of the paper cutter.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Definition of Food Chain:** A food chain is when smaller animals or plants get eaten by bigger predators. A food chain shows the feeding relationship between each animal.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Definition of Food Web:** A food web is when other sources of food overlap and link to more than one source. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A food web has three main elements...
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Producers = (plants, flowers, animals etc.) The producers are always at the bottom of the food chain.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Consumers = (animals, humans, birds, fish etc.) The consumers cannot get energy from sunlight, they have to get energy from the producers or other kind of animal and plants. Primary consumers (ex. cow) eat the producers a.k.a herbivores. The secondary consumers are the organisms the eat the primary consumers a.k.a carnivores. Humans are called omnivores because they eat primary and secondary consumers.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Decomposers = (bacteria, fungus, an organism etc.) Decomposers cause the mold on your food.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Difference between Food Chain and Food Web:** In a food chain the animal or plant can only link to one other animal but in a food web the animals and plants can get eaten by more than one animal.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">No matter how big or small the animal is, if that animal goes extinct then every other consumer can get affected and maybe get extinct too.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Me and Emu's BrainPOP test... **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Some types of organisms are bacteria and fungi. Most decomposers are usually really small animals so they can not be seen by the human eye. Some decomposers, for example, fungi can be seen. Decomposers only eat dead things, and never eat any animal or any living organism that is alive. Decomposers are very important to any ecosystem. If they weren't in the ecosystem, the plants would not get any nutrients, and dead animals and waste would start piling up. The role of a decomposers is to break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients of those dead organisms.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What is the role of a decomposer? **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">These are some pictures of decomposers... **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 4a; Environment of an African Lion: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An environment is the surroundings of someone or something. An environment is basically anything you live in. It also means the entire natural life on Earth and the global Ecosystem. Environment means the physical surrounding which has an impact on one's action and growth. It's the interrelationship between human beings, their natural surroundings and the environment they create.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does Environment mean? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lions can live in cool climates and in the heat of semidesert areas. They do not like to live in thick forests. Most of them live in woodlands and grassy plains. Lions live where they find a supply of water and food. Lions used to live in Europe, the Middle East, India and most of Africa. But humans have killed thousands of lions as people settled into new areas. As a result there are no more lions living in the Middle East and northern Africa. Only about 300 lions still live in Asia - all in a protected area in the Gir forest of India. Lions still live in the eastern part of central Africa - most of which are kept in national parks or reserves where they are protected from hunters. Usually lions live in a cool climate of around 24˚C (75˚F) but they can still survive in hotter climates.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What is the environment of a Lion like? **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This is the African Lions current habitat... **

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As you can see, most of the African Lions live in the South East of Africa. This is because those areas consist of grassy areas. As lions are nocturnal they need this habitat with the Acacia trees that give a lot of shade to rest under. Lions also stay in this habitat because their prey can be found there. African Lions are carnivores which means they eat smaller or larger animals. To digest it’s food properly, the lion eats leaves and grasses because the greenery helps to cleanse the lion’s body.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 4b; Describe Ecosystem: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ecosystem means when a lot of different organisms are interacting in the same community and environment. An Ecosystem is when there are many animals and organisms living in the same place. Ecosystems are interactions between plants, animals, and microorganisms that are working together as a functional unit. Humans have affected the world's ecosystems a lot. Every time we walk out into the wilderness or bulldoze some land to create a new parking lot we are seriously damaging the Ecosystems. We have disrupted the food chain, carbon cycle, water cycle and the nitrogen cycle. Some other organisms that live in the same ecosystem as lions that are not living are long grass, hills and just normal grass. I know that grass and land gets energy from the sun so they are still living. Real non-living organisms do not live in the same environment as a lion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does Ecosystem mean? **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 5; Adaptations of a Lion: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The African Lion has very powerful legs which helps them run fast so they can catch their prey. This feature is internal. Also, as they hunt in packs, it gives them a higher opportunity to catch their prey. This feature is external but it is also a behavioral adaptation. Their claws are really sharp which helps them tear their preys flesh. Also, their eye sight helps them hunt at night because they have a reflective lens in their eyes. These features are external. Also, their really sharp teeth help them eat other animals. As they stay in packs they have more protection and the cubs feel more protected. This feature is also external. - http://designeranimals.wikispaces.com/The%2520African%2520Lion

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The African Lions body is very muscular but with only a very small amount of bones compared to other large animals. The lions muscular body helps it move in a very graceful manner. Environmentally, the lions muscular body causes damage to the flora when it runs or steps on it. This is what provokes farmers to start shooting at the lions.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Example of a 'Physical & Behavioral Adaptations' Diagram: **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lion 'Physical & Behavioral Adaptations' Diagram: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 6; Diurnal or Nocturnal? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Of or during the day. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">If you are diurnal, then the temperature is generally higher due to the suns heat and there is more light which means higher visibility for finding food. Usually, the animals that use their vision as a primary sense, are diurnal.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does Diurnal mean? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Of or during the night. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Being nocturnal makes you harder to see and get caught. It also means you avoid competition between with other diurnal animals. For example, cheetahs and lions. Cheetahs tend to hunt in the day while lions hunt in the night. This avoids competition and maybe some conflicts.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does Nocturnal mean? **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lions are both nocturnal and diurnal, hunting mainly at night, dawn and dusk. Lions spend 16 to 20 hours/day resting, usually in a shady place, avoiding heat stress. Technically they are crepuscular, which means they feed at dawn and dusk, because they can hunt their prey in the late evening but also really early in the morning. What makes them nocturnal is the reflective lenses in their eyes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Are African Lions diurnal or nocturnal? **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 7; Season: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">African lions do not like to live in a very hot weather condition. But when it is a hot day, the lions tend to get shade from the Acacia tree. The African Lion's mating season occurs throughout the year. The lion gives birth to around 1-6 offspring with the average being 2 or 3. Since the gestation period is so short the cubs weigh less than 5 pounds (2.3kg).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">African lions can survive pretty well in winter. In Africa, where the African lions live, winter is basically the rainy season. When it rains it means that all the vegetation and plants get to grow well. Then all primary consumers and herbivores can survive well. As African lions eat primary consumers they have a lot of time to actually catch their prey too. Also, as they have a really thick coat they will not get cold.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">During summer, when it is hot and dry, the lions have a hard time. This is because all the plants are dying because of the heat and all primary consumers don't get that much food. Instead they all go towards water. As all primary consumers are all going away from the main area, lions have trouble catching prey for their families.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 8; Symbiotic Parasitism, Mutualism and Commensalism **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">'Symbiotic relationships/symbiosis is when two species live in close contact with each other.' <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">There are 3 main types of symbiosis, which are mutualism, parasitism and commensalism. An example of mutualism is when a type of bird, the Egyptian Plover, sits on a crocodiles tongue and eats the left over food stuck to it teeth.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does Symbiosis mean? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mutualism (Bird in Crocodiles mouth)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A symbiotic relationship that benefits both species.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Parasitism (Bacteria in stomach)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">One species grows stronger by harming another species
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Commensalism (Orchids on trees)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When one species benefits and the other is not affected.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This is an example of a symbiotic relationship between a crocodile and an Egyptian Plover. What this is, is the Egyptian Plover eats food off of the crocodiles teeth. This is mutualism because the crocodile gets his teeth cleaned and the Egyptian Plover gets food.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">One symbiotic relationship of an African Lion is when they kill their prey. What they do is that they kill their prey and then eat it. The food that is left behind is given to the scavengers which are the hyenas and vultures. This is mutualism because it benefits both the lion and their prey.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> This is an African Lion and it's cub eating some food. (Right)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 9; What features of an African Lion help identify what animal it is? **


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Body features of only an African Lion: //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Silvery yellow to reddish brown coat color




 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Body features of other lions including African Lions: //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Very muscular
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Less bone mass then any other animal that is around the same size as them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Each paw is equipped with soft pads on the bottom
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Extra bones in the toes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Sandy brown coat
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their sense of smell
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their hearing is slightly above average
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Tassel at the tip of their tails
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Their loud roar



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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As you can see the main difference of an African lion is their fur color. The skin color of and African Lion is lighter then on a normal lion. Also, on an African Lion, the skin color gets lighter on the bottom of it's body. The mane hair of a lion is usually around 300 to 400mm long. The coat hair is usually from 20 to 40mm long.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 10: How are variations inherited or caused by environment? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Variations ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Why? ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Very muscular || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">To be able to run a lot and run fast to catch their prey. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Tassel at the tip of their tail || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Used for balance (male & female) Used as a 'follow me' signal for the cubs (female) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Extra bones in their toes || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">For a wide range of motion. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Loud roar || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">To alert other lions of an individuals presence. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hearing is slightly above average || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">To hear distant sound ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Classify organisms in your animal's environment according to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">a) types of living things: animals, plants, microorganisms and fungi <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">b) vertebrate or invertebrate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">c) types of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish or invertebrates: jellyfish, starfish, roundworms, segmented worms, molluscs and arthropods.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 11: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Zebra || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Elephant || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Cheetah || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Gazelle || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Giraffe || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Animal ||





These are some of the animals that live in the same environment as an African Lion. This is a microorganism that is in the African Lions environment. Most of this bacteria is in the animals' body's.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Bacteria || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Microorganism ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Acacia Tree || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Plant ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lesson 12: What features of my body allow me to adapt so well to my environment? **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Feature ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Why? ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How I adapt to the feature ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Strong heart || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lots of exercise || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I can do more things ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Don't get sick easily || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Eat healthy food and keep warm when its cold etc || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I can do more things ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Strong arms and legs || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have been playing sports since I was 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have stronger muscles and I have the ability to play more sports ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Good eyesight || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have been using my eyes properly and not putting stuff inside them etc. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I can see far and close objects. ||