Lion Pride Research Paper

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Lions have many ways they are intelligent. They are the only cats that live in groups, called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. The females in the pride tend to do the majority of the hunting. They work as a group and use intelligent hunting tactics to catch prey which they would not be able to catch alone as they are faster than them. Lions enjoy relaxing and lazing around. They spend between 16 and 20 hours each day resting and sleeping. They have few sweat glands so they wisely tend to conserve their energy by resting during the day and become more active at night when it is cooler. Lions roar to communicate their position to other prides. A lion’s roar is the loudest