It is early in the morning, and a hungry lioness is on the prowl. She sees a herd of zebras grazing in the distance. Mmmm—zebra! Her mouth begins to water.
The lioness crouches in the grass and creeps forward.
One of the zebras seems weaker than the others, and she focuses on it. The zebra twitches its ears,
but it does not see her. The lioness creeps closer . . . closer . . . and then—
She springs from the grass, chases down the zebra, claws it in the back, pulls it to the ground, and bites it in the throat.
The zebra is dead. The lioness has killed it.
The Serengeti Plain of East Africa is home to some of the largest concentrations of animals on earth. Vast herds of wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes thrive on the plain, as do the predators and scavengers that feed on them.
Copyright © 2011 by Darrin Lunde (Author); Catherine Stock (Illustrator). All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
