Golden Lion Tamarin

Mountain lions are known as cougars, pumas and catamounts. Mountain lions population is an estimated 30,000 in the western United States. They feed on other mammals such as deer, raccoons, beavers squirrels, mice and more. They have the longest range of any mammal except humans in the Western Hemisphere, mountain lions can be found from Florida to the Canadian forest. They are very territorial and avoid other cats except during their mating season(courtship). Usually they hunt at night or at…

you think lions are scary and fearsome animals then read this. Lions have two sides to them. People are afraid of them because they have the loudest roar or because they are the 2nd biggest cat. In a story called Attack of the Man Eaters 4000 men went to the jungle to work and 2 lions killed lots of people. Colonel Patterson ended up killing both them. In another story called meet the lion whisperer brings out the good in them. Kevin Richardson is a lion whisperer he has been with lions his…

A very long time ago, a great tiger named Jussuf was the biggest tiger of them all. Jussuf is as big as a fifty different men combined. He ate herds of animals as just as a snack. Everything feared him even his own family. In return, he feared nothing at all. I even heard such stories of him that he’s the reason the dinosaur no longer roam the earth. His mighty roar could be heard around the world. He lived in a giant cave atop a mountain. Before this time there was no wind or…

reach the tops of the trees to feed. Their long tongues also help them to reach their food source. Giraffes can be up to 6 metres tall with their legs and necks reaching up to 1.8 metres. They are herbivores. The main predator of the giraffe is the lion, however, young and wounded giraffes can also be prey for hyenas and leopards. Giraffes breed at any time throughout the year with an average gestation period of 453 to 464 days. Usually, only one calf is born, and weaning takes about 15 months.…

male cubs that are born together will stay together throughout their lives. Though, most male coalitions are not related by blood. Especially since males can come together with other independent males during their lone years. Nearly 2/3 of all male lion pairs and almost half of all trios contain unrelated partners. Large male coalitions (groups) can always out compete small male groups for the domination of a pride of females. Coalitions may contain as many as nine males, and within the…

God wants us to seek him first in our lives and make him the head and not the tail. When we take care of God’s business he will take care of our business. I was asked to read a story called “The Lion Whiskers” by Nancy Raines Day. The story focuses on a woman who was trying to win the heart of a boy who she had adopted. The boy had lost his parents. The mother went to a doctor in the village seeking help with winning the little boys love and affection…

It was an ordinary day, with my family going to the zoo. For me it was so interesting and beautiful how every animal acted in a certain type of way. I was with my little sister Grace, my parents, and my beautiful daughter Emily. We had so much fun that day. Feeling the nice hot sun, listening to different animal sounds specially the chirping of the birds. Everything was so amazing. Watching Emily's big hazel eyes in amazement was priceless. We were passing by the giraffe pen, and then we…

much like a lion in size but were much stronger than a lion and regular tiger. The sabre-tooth tigers had two canines that hanged out of their mouth, the canines measured up to 20 cm (8 in). Its jaw could open up to 120 degrees so bite deep into their prey. Sabre-tooths canine teeth grew full size 3 years after their birth. According to new dinosaurs.com (Admin) a saber tooth wasn't actually a tiger is was more considered a bear and lion. Saber-tooth tigers were mostly relatable to lions…

The tiger is the largest of the 37 species of cats in the world and unfortunately has recently become the most endangered of all the large wild cats. All tigers face two major threats. One is habitat destruction. This not only results in less territory for the cats to live in but also leaves the tigers' territory fragmented into separate islands making is hard for tigers to mate, which make it difficult for the species to survive. Conservation efforts are often aimed at creating sanctuaries,…

Jessica Capponi Human Ecology Mr. McCoy November 10, 2015 Bengal Tiger Tigers are the leaders of the food chain in the wild. The Bengal Tiger resides mainly in India and has smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Living in dry and wet forests, grasslands, etc, the Bengal tiger, also known as the Indian Tiger, is the largest member of the cat family as well as the most powerful and dangerous. Male tigers weigh up to 488 pounds and females weigh up to 308 pounds,…