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Cheetahs and lions

Cheetahs and lions. Including a quiz at the end. FACT FILE. Scientific name: acinonyx jubatus . Size: 30 inches at the shoulder. Weight: 110 to 140 pounds. Lifespan: 10 to 20 years. Habitat: open plains. Diet: smaller antelopes Gestation: 90 to 95 days.

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Cheetahs and lions

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  1. Cheetahs and lions Including a quiz at the end

  2. FACT FILE Scientific name: acinonyxjubatus. Size: 30 inches at the shoulder. Weight: 110 to 140 pounds. Lifespan: 10 to 20 years. Habitat: open plains. Diet: smaller antelopes Gestation: 90 to 95 days. Predators: humans, eagles and hyenas.

  3. HUNTING HABITS • Cheetahs are brilliant for hunting in the grasslands of Africa. • Being so fast has advantages for instance they are able catch animals that no other animals can catch. • There are disadvantages because they are sprinters not long distant runners.

  4. HABITAT • There habitat is the open plains as I mentioned in the fact file. • The open plains are like grasslands so it is easy for the cheetah because they blend in with its surroundings.

  5. HABITAT 2 • Some cheetahs however live in the deserts and scrublands. • Namibia has the biggest population of cheetahs in Africa • 28,000 acres has been set aside for cheetahs.

  6. SOME FACTS • The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world reaching speeds of 113km per hour. • From 0 to the top speed it takes 3 seconds. • Its predators are mainly lions, eagles and hyenas.

  7. NOW FOR THE LIONSLION FACT FILE Scientific name: Panthera Leo. Height: 48 inches at the shoulder. Weight: 330 to 500 pounds. Lifespan: 13 years. YAWN!!! Habitat: open plains. Diet: carnivorous. Gestation: 105 days. Predators: humans.

  8. HUNTING • Half the time the lion hunts alone. • One lion can take down an animal twice the size of itself which is very big. • Lions rarely eat where they kill, they take the prey where it cant be seen by predators.

  9. HABITAT • Even though the lion is called the king of the jungle it does not live in the jungle it lives mainly in open plains and desert. • Lions spend their day lounging under shady trees until they have to hunt in the night. • Lions have brown fur which means they are very inconspicuousin the in the open plains.

  10. THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF LION • There are lots of different species of lion. • Here are some of them. • The (extinct) The Asiatic lion American lion The cave lion The white lion and the Thebarbary lion

  11. SOME FACTS • Females do 85 to 90 percent of the prides hunting. • Lions are the laziest of the big cats. They spend at least 20 hours a day asleep. • Lions can hunt at any hour but go after big animals at night.

  12. SOME FACTS 2 • Lions can go without water for 5 days. • When males take over prides they usually kill the cubs. • In the pride the territorial lion is the father of all cubs. • A lions roar can be heard up to 5 miles away.

  13. POACHERS • Poachers were always looking for lions and cheetahs for their skin. • They sold the skin from prices up to 1000 euros or pounds. • Now though it has been banned in most countries.

  14. LION JOKES • Why should you not play poker in the jungle? • Why do lions not like fast food? • On which day do lions eat people? • What do you get when you cross a lion and a snowman? • Whatsa lions favourite food? • ANSWERS ON THE NEXT SLIDE

  15. JOKE ANSWERS • Because of all the cheetahs. • Because they cant catch it. • Chewsday. • Frostbite • Baked beings. BA DUM DUM CHISH

  16. CHEETAH JOKES • What side of the cheetah has the most spots? • What do you get when you cross a dog with a cheetah? • What do you call a cheetah running a copy machine?

  17. JOKE ANSWERS 2 • The outside. • A terrified postman. • A copycat. BA DUM DUM CHISH

  18. QUIZ • What is the scientific name for the cheetah? • Name one disadvantage for the cheetah. • Name one of the cheetahs predators. • What is the scientific name for the lion? • Name one species of lion. • What percentage of the hunting does the lioness do.

  19. THANK YOU THANKS FOR WATCHING GUYZ HOPE YOUENJOYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THNX

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