The lion has earned a reputation for being an apex predator and the king of the jungle. However, in a recent YouTube video, what seemed like the perfect ambush turned into a standoff between ...

Lions may not have the cheetah's speed or the leopard's forest cover, but they have other tricks for hunting prey. Masters of stealth and teamwork, lions work together to outwit and overpower ...

From this technique analyzing the hair’s DNA, the team identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey. They also pinpointed hairs that originated from lions.

Or the giant wildebeest? Perhaps most strangely of all, given the importance of the horse to European history, why did tropical Africans never domesticate their own species of wild horse, the zebra?

They hunt many animals, including water buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, ostriches, gazelles, and warthogs. But rhinos are one of the few African mammals that are not on their list.

Wildebeest have scent glands in their hooves. An average wildebeest weigh 200kg, an adult lion can consume almost a fifth of this in a single sitting. Wildebeest need to drink almost every day.

“Our analysis showed that the historic Tsavo lions preyed on giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra, and we also identified hairs that originated from lions.

Do Male Lions Typically Hunt Alone? When people envision a lion hunt, the most common image that comes to mind is the females of the pride working together to take down large prey like zebra.

Zebra are closely related to the domesticated horse, sharing a genus (Equus) and a common ancestor. They stand nearly five feet at the shoulder, live in small family groups or herds, are sociable ...

“Our analysis showed that the historic Tsavo lions preyed on giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest, and zebra, and we also identified hairs that originated from lions.