Male and female rural domestic cats behave somewhat like lions
A couple of scientific reports indicate to me that when the domestic cat is left to their own devices such as in rural locations e.g. as barn cats, their behaviour is very similar to...
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3 reasons why lionesses might attack and kill a male lion
People ask, “Do female lions kill male lions?” The answer is, rarely yes. It should be noted, however, that my excellent reference books on this matter do not refer to lionesses killing male lions...
What is the kill rate of lions?
The lion kill rate varies so much that there is no standard or average. My source tells me that the reported kill rate ‘of individual lions varies from a low of ten to twelve...
How big can lion prides be?
This is a good picture from a video of 15 out of 22 lions from a ‘mega pride’ drinking from a pond. A pride of twenty-two lions is a good size. The person who...
Do lions cover their kills?
G.B. Schaller in his book The Serengeti Lion (1972) examined several hundred lion kills and only on 13 occasions did he record lions covering the remains of their prey animals. The problem for lions...
How long can lions go without water?
Lions normally drink water every day if it is available. When researchers have observed prides of lions in the Serengeti and the nearby Ngorongoro Crater they drank after every meal. Although lions can manage...
Do lions eat other lions?
Normally, lions do not eat other lions but it is reported anecdotally that there have been exceedingly rare exceptions of male lions eating the young offspring of females in a pride that they wish...
Example of lions excavating aardvark burrow to reach warthog
Warthogs have dens. They can make them under rocks or they can use burrows. And they tend to sleep and breed in abandon aardvark dens. These consist of a tunnel leading to a large...
What is the social organisation of lions?
The social organisation of the lion is in flux but it is useful to start at the situation that most people know which is a settled pride of lions comprising, on average, 4-5 (range...
Are lions good swimmers? ‘Quite capable’ is the description.
Lions are quite capable swimmers. Judging by the video on this page, sometimes, they don’t want to get wet! This majestic lion needs to get across a small patch of water and is reluctant...
Lion and hyena – a celebrated rivalry
The lion and the spotted hyena, two entirely separate species occupy the same or overlapping territory on the African continent. The scientific word for this is that these two species are sympatric. They are...
Are all cats solitary animals?
Most wild cats lead solitary lives. Except for cheetahs and lions, adult wild cats live and hunt separately. By contrast, we know that the purpose of domestic cats is not to be solitary but...
Do lions feel love?
It’s a sentimental question but a fair one and the answer has to be yes if we define love as a strong emotional connection between sentient beings. You never see any reference to lions...
How do lions kill their prey?
This post is specifically about the act of killing a prey animal. I am not going to discuss the predation process as a whole i.e. the stalking and attacking elements of the kill. This...
Why do lions kill cubs?
Not all lions kill cubs, an act of infanticide. It is male lions who do it sometimes. The world of the lion is brutal and unforgiving. We know that lions live in prides or...
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