MY FINAL ENGLISH PROJECT MY NAME IS: FABRICIO FLORES SARMIENTO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE LION ITS HABITAT AND ORIGIN IT IS NATIVE TO SAHARAN AFRICA AND CERTAIN REGIONS OF INDIA, SUB WHERE IT IS THE LARGEST PREDATOR IN THE FOOD CHAIN. IT IS ONE OF THE WILDEST KNOWN AND MOST FEARED ANIMALS BY HUMANITY, FOR ITS FIERCENESS, BUT ALSO ADMIRED AND REPRESENTED IN SYMBOLS, STORIES AND SCULPTURES. CHARACTERISTICS THEY CAN MEASURE ABOUT 2 TO 3 METERS MALES OR 1.80 TO 2.7 METERS FEMALES IN LENGTH, AND REACH A WEIGHT OF 160 TO 260 KG MALES OR 120 TO 182 KG FEMALES. REPRODUCTION FEMALES ARE READY TO MATE WHEN THEY ARE FOUR YE ARS OLD MALES MATURE WHEN THEY ARE AROUND THREE YEARS OLD. WHEN THE FEMALE IS IN HEAT, SHE MAY MATE WITH MALES MORE THAN 20 TIMES A DAY.