World Book Trivia Challenge Advanced-4/23-lions, Tigers, And Bear!

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Lion is a big, powerful cat. It is probably the most famous member of the cat family. People are frightened by the lion's thundering roar and impressed by its strength and royal appearance. The lion is called the "king of beasts," and is a well-known symbol of both beauty and power.

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The lion has 30 teeth. The four large canine (pointed) teeth are used to hold the prey, kill it, and to tear the meat. Four cheek teeth called the carnassial teeth are for cutting through tough skin and the tendons that join muscles to bone. There are no teeth suitable for chewing. The lion swallows food in chunks.

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Life within the pride is peaceful. Lions usually spend about 20 hours a day sleeping or resting. Cubs chase each other and wrestle. A lioness sometimes twitches her tail while one of her cubs tries to catch the tuft of hair at the end of the tail. Hungry cubs nurse on any lioness that has milk, not just their own mothers

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Tigers can live in almost any climate. They need only shade, water, and food. Tigers are found in the rain forests of Thailand. They are also found in the hot, dry thorn woods of India and the cold, snowy, spruce forests of Siberia. In addition, tigers live in mangrove swamps, marshes, and tall grasslands. In general, tigers like to be in shade. They seldom go into the open plains as lions do.

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A tiger may eat at least 50 pounds (23 kilograms) of meat in a night. A tiger often takes a long drink of water and a nap after a meal.

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The tiger's scientific name is Panthera tigris.

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Tigers and lions look similar except for the color and length of their hair. The two species have even mated in zoos. They can produce offspring called ligers or tigons.

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Most wild bears live north of the equator. They are found in Asia, Europe, and North America, and in the Arctic near the North Pole. Only one species, the spectacled bear, lives in South America. No wild bears live in Africa, Antarctica, or Australia.

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Sun bears, sometimes called Malayan bears, are the smallest species of bears.

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Some bears experience a period of dormancy (inactivity) during the winter that is characterized by a prolonged sleep. Scientists disagree on whether or not this winter sleep is true hibernation. Many scientists do not classify bears as hibernators because a bear's body temperature falls only slightly during dormancy. The scientists also point out that bears are easily aroused from their winter sleep.