lions have strong, compact bodies and ____ forelegs, teeth and jaws for pulling down and _____ preys. _____ coats are yellow-gold. Adult males gave shaggy manes _____ range in color from blond to reddish-brown. The color of the mane ___ to be determined by factors such as age, genetics, and hormones. young lions have light spotting on the coats that will disappear as they _____.
Male lions grow _______ than females, reaching up to ten feet long. Male lions weigh from 330 to 550 pounds; females weigh 265 to 395 pounds. Lions stand _____ three and a half and four feet tall at the shoulder.
Lions now live only in Africa. they are ______ found from the Sahara's southern fringe to norther South Africa, ______ are absent from equatorial areas covered by moist tropical forest.