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The Lion

(Panthera leo) is one of fourbig catsin the genusPanthera,and a member of the family Felidae. With

some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in eight,!"#it is the second$largest li%ing cat after thetiger. Wild

lions currently exist in &ub$&aharan 'fricaand in'siaith a critically endangeredremnant oulation inir Forest *ational +arkin ndia,ha%ing disaeared from*orth 'frica, and &outhest 'siain historic

times. -ntil the late +leistocene,hich as about 0,000 years ago, the lion as the most idesread

large land mammal after humans. They ere found in most of 'frica, much of /urasia from estern

/uroe to ndia, and in the 'mericas from the ukonto +eru.

1ions li%e for around 0" years in the ild, hile in cati%ity they can li%e o%er 20 years. n the ild,

males seldom li%e longer than ten years, as in3uries sustained from continuous fighting ith ri%al males

greatly reduces their longe%ity.!5#They tyically inhabit sa%annaand grassland, although they may take to

bush and forest. 1ions are unusually socialcomared to other cats. ' ride of lions consists of relatedfemales and offsring and a small number of adult males. rous of female lions tyically hunt together,

reying mostly on large ungulates. 1ions are aexand keystoneredators, although they ill sca%enge if

the oortunity arises. While lions do not tyically hunt humans selecti%ely, some ha%e been knon tobecome man$eaters and seek human rey.

The lion is a %ulnerable secies, ha%ing seen a ossibly irre%ersible oulation decline of 40 to 50 ercent

o%er the ast to decades in its 'frican range.!#1ion oulations are untenable outside of designated

reser%es and national arks. 'lthough the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss andconflicts ith humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. 1ions ha%e been ket in menageries

since 6oman timesand ha%e been a key secies sought for exhibition in 7oosthe orld o%er since the late

eighteenth century. 8oos are cooerating orldide in breeding rograms for the endangered 'siaticsubsecies.

9isually, the male lion is highly distincti%e and is easily recogni7ed by its mane. The lion, articularly the

face of the male, is one of the most idely recogni7ed animal symbols in human culture. :eictions ha%e

existed from the -er +aleolithiceriod, ith car%ings and aintings from the 1ascauxand;hau%et;a%es,through %irtually all ancient and medie%al cultures here they historically occurred. t has been

extensi%ely deicted in literature, in scultures, inaintings,on national flags,and in contemoraryfilms

and literature.


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Elephant

mammalsin to generaof the family/lehantidae=ElephasandLoxodonta. Three seciesof elehant are

li%ing today= the 'frican >ush /lehant, the 'frican Forest /lehantand the'sian /lehant(also knon

as the ndian /lehant). 'll other secies and genera of /lehantidae areextinct, some since the lasticeage= darf forms of mammothsmay ha%e sur%i%ed as late as 2,000 >;.!#/lehants and other

/lehantidae ere once classified ith other thick$skinned animals in a no in%alid order,+achydermata.

/lehants are the largestland animals no li%ing.!2#The elehant?s gestationeriod is 22 months, the

longest of any land animal. 't birth it is common for an elehant calf to eigh 20 kilograms (20 lb).They tyically li%e for 50 to @0 years, but the oldest recorded elehant li%ed for A2 years.!4#The largest

elehant e%er recorded as shot in 'ngolain B5. This male eighed about 2,000 kilograms

(2,000 lb),!"#ith a shoulder height of ".2 metres (" ft), a metre (yard) taller than the a%erage male'frican elehant.!5#The smallest elehants, about the si7e of a calf or a large ig, ere a rehistoric

secies that li%ed on the island of ;reteduring the +leistoceneeoch.!#

The elehant has aeared in cultures across the orld. They are a symbol of isdom in 'sian cultures

and are famed for their memory and intelligence, here they are thought to be on ar ith cetaceans !@#andhominids.!A#'ristotleonce said the elehant as Cthe beast hich asseth all others in it and mindC.!B#

The ord CelehantC has its origins in the reek DEGH, meaning Ci%oryC or CelehantC.!0#

Iealthy adult elehants ha%e no natural redators,!#although lionsmay take cal%es or eak indi%iduals.!2#!4#They are, hoe%er, increasingly threatened by human intrusion and oaching. Jnce numbering in the

millions, the 'frican elehant oulation has dindled to beteen "@0,000 and B0,000 indi%idualsaccording to a


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The giraffe

(Giraffa camelopardalis) is an 'fricane%en$toed ungulatemammal, the tallest of all land$li%ing animal

secies, and the largest ruminant. t is co%ered in large, irregular atches of yello to black fur searated

by hite, off$hite, or dark yelloish bron background. The a%erage mass for an adult male giraffe is,200 kilograms (2,00 lb) hile the a%erage mass for an adult female is A40 kilograms (,A00 lb).!4#!"#t is

aroximately ".4 metres (" ft) to 5.2 metres (@ ft) tall, although the tallest male recorded stood almost

metres (20 ft).!4#!"#

The giraffe is related to deerandcattle, but is laced in a searate family, the iraffidae, consisting ofonly the giraffe and its closest relati%e, the okai. ts range extends from ;hadin ;entral 'fricato &outh

'frica.

iraffes usually inhabitsa%annas,grasslands, or oen oodlands. Ioe%er, hen food is scarce they ill

%enture into areas ith denser %egetation. They refer areas ith lenty of acaciagroth. They ill drinklarge Luantities of ater hen a%ailable, hich enables them to li%e for extended eriods in dry, arid

areas.
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Chimpanzee,

sometimes colloLuially chimp, is the common name for the to extantseciesof aein thegenusPan.

The ;ongo 6i%erforms the boundary beteen the nati%e habitat of the to secies=!2#

;ommon ;himan7ee,Pan troglodytes(Westand;entral 'frica)

>onobo,Pan paniscus(forests of the :emocratic 6eublic of the ;ongo)

;himan7ees are members of the Iominidaefamily, along ith gorillas, humans, andorangutans.;himan7ees slit from human e%olution about million years ago and the to chiman7ee secies are

the closest li%ing relati%es to humans, all being members of the Iominini tribe (along ith extinct secies

of Iomininasubtribe). ;himan7ees are the only knon members of the Paninasubtribe. The toPansecies slit only about one million years ago.
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Deer

are the ruminantmammalsforming the familyCervidae. They include for examle

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