Mother lion and her babies

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title: Mother lion and her babies
Language: English
Year: 1941
Subject: Lions.
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Abstract: Do you know that the lion and the cat are cousins? They both belong to the cat family. The lion is the biggest animal in the cat family.
Fulltext: 90 THE YOUNG CITIZEN MAR.CH, 1941 MOTHER LION AND HER BABIES A MOTHER LION is called a lioness. day· sleeping. Sometimes they Her babies are called cubs. So this sleep in their dens. is a picture of a lioness and her · A lion can kill an animal with cubs. one blow of his paw. Do you know that the lion and Father Lion has a big man~ the cat are cousins? They both growing on his neck. He is larger belong to the cat family. The lion than Mother Lion. is the biggest animal in the cat Father Lion and Mother Lion family. will both fight for their babies if Look at the picture of Mother they are in danger. · Lion and her babies. Does she Lion cubs are sometimes caught look like a big cat? The little cubs and tamed. look quite playful and gentle, but Would you like to have a baby even little lion cubs can be danger- lion for a pet? ous. Have you ever seen a lion? Of The lions' home is in the jungle course you have not seen a wild in Africa. They like to live near lion in Africa, but you. may have the edge of the jungle, for they can ·seen a lion in a circus or in a zoo. find more food in .the open country. Some day the baby lions which Lions hunt and eat their food you see in the picture will be large, at night. They spend most of the roaring lions.