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Language arts questions for grades 6-8 lion

Read about the lion at http://www.bigcatrescue.org/lion.htm

Why might it be easier to be born a female lioness rather than a male lion?

•  Females remain with their pride

•  Females do all the hunting

•  Females share in taking care of all cubs

•  Males are force to leave their pride

•  All of the above

Why did India create the GIR Forest Sanctuary? Use details from the article in your explanation.

The article refers to a "Barbary" Lion. Which of these would help you understand what a Barbary Lion is:

•  A diagram of where they lived

•  A photo of one

•  A paragraph listing the historical significance of the term Barbary

•  A paragraph describing the science of genetic markers

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