Tagged: lion behavior

Lion attacks a young giraffe while the mother is about to intervene and save her offspring

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...

15/22 lions from a mega pride drinking at a pond

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...

Scavengers force lions to eat prey where they kill them

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...

Lion pride

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...

Mapogo lion

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...

Competition between lions and hyenas is well documented

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...

Both lion and domestic cat are not solitary

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...

Lions in love!

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...

Lion kills zebra

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...

Lion cubs are vulnerable to infanticide by 'takeover males'

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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