- Notebooking Safari – Russia and the Brown Bear
- Notebooking Safari – Thailand and the Asian Elephant
- Notebooking Safari – Vietnam and the Water Buffalo
- Notebooking Safari – Brunei and Proboscis Monkey
- Notebooking Safari – Malaysia and the Orangutan
- Notebooking Safari – Indonesia and Sumatran Rhinoceros
- Notebooking Safari-India and the Bengal Tiger Part One
- Notebooking Safari-India and the Bengal Tiger Part Two
- Notebooking Safari-Singapore and the Crab-Eating Macaque
- Notebooking Safari-Oman and the Arabian Oryx
- Notebooking Safari-Burma and the Saltwater Crocodile
- Notebooking Safari-United Arab Emirates and the Dromedary Camel
- Notebooking Safari-Qatar and the Dromedary Camel (Part Two)
- Notebooking Safari-Iraq and the Eurasian Lynx
- Notebooking Safari-Yemen and the Hamadryas Baboon
- Notebooking Safari-Bangladesh and the Asian Small-Clawed Otter
- Notebooking Safari-Israel and the Asian Lion
- Notebooking Safari Sri Lanka and the Giant Squirrel
- Notebooking Safari -Kazakhstan and the Snow Leopard
- Notebooking Safari-Turkey and the Chamois
- Notebooking Safari-Bahrain and the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
- Notebooking Safari-Kyrgyzstan and the Horse
- Notebooking Safari-Tajikistan and the Markhor
- Notebooking Safari-Uzbekistan and the Saiga
- Notebooking Safari-Turkmenistan and the Red Fox
- Notebooking Safari-Iran and the Ring-Necked Pheasant
- Notebooking Safari-Afghanistan and the Pamir Argali
- Notebooking Safari-Pakistan and the Muntjac
- Notebooking Safari-India and the Wild Yak
- Notebooking Safari-China and the Bactrian Camel
- Notebooking Safari-China and the Giant Panda
Our next stop in our notebooking safari across Asia takes us to Israel. If you’re new to the notebooking safari, visit our first stop here.
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Today, I am going to take you someplace a little different. We’re going to visit a Biblical zoo in Jerusalem because I want you to meet the Asian lion.
Lions used to live all over the land of Israel. You can find them mentioned in the Bible lots of times. Do you remember the verse that talks about the, “Lion of the tribe of Judah”? (Revelation 5:5 KJV) Today, there are very few Asian lions left, and not many in the wild.
We’ll only be able to see one male lion and one female lion at the zoo, though in the wild there would usually be a group of lions living together forming a pride. The female lions live together and sometimes even help each other raise the cubs. Male lions will work together—sometimes. They can also fight each other fiercely. A lion is an extremely powerful animal, with strong jaws and muscles, and is able to hunt animals much larger than itself. It has earned a reputation of being strong, brave, and mighty, giving it the nickname “King of the Beasts.”
To see a picture of an Asian lion, click here.
Using the information on this page, answer the following questions:
True or False:
1. All Asian lions have manes.
2. Female Asian lions are responsible for defending the pride’s territory.
3. Young Asian lions help the pride hunt from the time they are six months old.
Research challenge: What type of habitat is the Asian lion’s favorite?
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