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Lions
are big cats.
They live in Africa.
A grown up male lion has long hair called a mane on his head.
Lions live in a family group called a pride.
In a pride there is one male lion who is the boss.
There are younger males and some females and cubs.
Lions have big claws and teeth.
They eat meat.
Female lions do most of the hunting for food for the pride to eat.
They hunt together as a team.
Young lions like these are called cubs.
Words
lion
Very big cats. They are the only cats to live in a group.
Say - lie-un
pride
The name for a lion family.
Say - prie-d
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