Yes, lions do kill and eat cheetahs but this isn’t the full story. Two separate sources tell me that lions kill a lot of cheetah cubs. Cheetah cubs have a relatively high mortality rate in the first few months of … Continue reading →
Yes, in India, Gir Forest Asiatic lions eat camels albeit relatively rarely. One point four percent (1.4%) of kills by Asiatic lions in that habitat were camels according to Table 56 OCCURENCE OF WILD AND DOMESTIC PREY ITEMS IN THE … Continue reading →
Yes, lions eat the occasional young elephant if the opportunity arises. There is no shortage of images of lions attacking young and even adult elephants on the internet. There are also photographs of adult elephants stomping on lions and killing … Continue reading →
Do female lions eat their cubs? The answer is yes, female lions do, rarely, eat their cubs under certain circumstances. Recently a lioness, Kigali, ate her newborn cubs three days after giving birth at a German zoo to the horror … Continue reading →
We can see that by hunting in packs the females achieve a better kill rate but the challenge is demanding and only about one in four hunts produces a result (20%-25%).
Continue reading →Why did a group of lionesses kill a male lion at the Knowsley Safari Park, Merseyside? I’ve been scratching my head because it is not often that you read about female lions killing a male lion except to defend their … Continue reading →
What animal is a lion scared of? The question refers to a single animal species and I can name one without hesitation and conveniently there is a story about the hippopotamus scaring off thirsty lions at a watering hole. It … Continue reading →
People ask ‘do lions sleep in trees?’ and it doesn’t take long to realise that the answer is a resounding, yes. Also it seems to me that lions have favorite trees in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania because I see … Continue reading →
This picture series of a lion cub being rescued by his mother are by Jean-Francois Lagrot. An excellent series of photographs. [weaver_show_posts cats=”” tags=”lion-cubs” author=”” author_id=”” single_post=”” post_type=” orderby=”date” sort=”ASC” number=”3″ show=”full” hide_title=”” hide_top_info=”1″ hide_bottom_info=”1″ show_featured_image=”1″ hide_featured_image=”” show_avatar=”” show_bio=”” excerpt_length=”” … Continue reading →
The answer has got to be a NO. Lions are not ‘monogamous’ to use a human term. Lions live in prides. Females in a pride tend to come into estrus at the same time. A lion in estrus is a … Continue reading →
