Page 60 - The World of Animals

them look much stronger and more impressive than they actually are.
Lions spend all day lying or sleeping under the shadow of rocks or trees

and wake up at night to hunt. Lions possess perfect eyesight at night and
can easily see their prey. There is a special design in a lion's eyes which

means that they collect as much light as possible. Pupils and lenses that
are relatively larger than other animals' eyes make lions good hunters in
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the animal kingdom. Allah has given them features which are most
appropriate in relation to their environment.

You can hear a lion roaring in particular at night, the time
of their hunting, and before dawn. When the lion

roars, life on the savannah almost stops; the wolf
stops howling and the leopard stops growling.

Everybody remains silent and listens to the king
while the monkeys climb the top branches of

trees, screaming as loud as they can.