ECOLOGY

BIOSPHERE

• The population is 7,190.901,500 and still going.
• The Earth is 3,959

ECOSYSTEM

• Growing to lengths of 8 feet and weighing as much as half a ton.
• the lion is the dominant predator in its ecosystem.
• fewer than 25,000 lions remain in the wild.
• The species' continued survival depends in part on an .
• understanding of the crucial role it plays in the savanna ecosystem

COMMUNITY

• Most of the lions live in the Sahara desert, some live in Africa.

POPULATION

• The lion possesses both beauty and strength.
• Lions vary in color but typically sport light yellow-brown coats.
• The lion population in Africa has been reduced by half since the early 1950s.
• Today, fewer than 21,000 remain in all of Africa.

ORGANISM

• Carnivora (consumes only other organisms.