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Lion Predation
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Masai Mara Lion drags a large buffalo with great ease after killing it! It later enjoys feeding on it
male lions are needed when big game is the prey. they have strength and power to help the pride subdue its prey.
https://www.newsflare.com/video/126346/a...n-elephant
Rare footage of a lion finishing off an elephant in northern Botswana. The video, filmed on May 18, shows the male lion chewing on the wounded elephant, which appears to be still alive. According to the filmer, the footage was taken shortly after the big cat pounced on the elephant's back and brought it down. "I tracked the male lion early one morning," the filmer wrote online. "He eventually came to an open pan in the bush and charged at the elephant." "The elephant ran off into the bush, but the lion pounced on its back," he continued. "The elephant soon lost balance, which allowed the lion to asphyxiate it. "It took 90 minutes to kill the elephant [and] the lion started to eat it alive."
https://archive.org/details/journalofbom...2/mode/2up
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The driver laid the brakes failed near the bottom of a steep hill. After a 18-hour fight, a lion killed a bull buffalo in South Africa.
https://go.skimresources.com/?id=6367X15...65e70e0cc0 
After some views of the wildebests herds, we can see a lone male lion killing a subadult hippo in the Masai Mara. Complete sequence...
Exploring the connections between giraffe skin disease and lion predation
Abstract Rates at which predators encounter, hunt and kill prey are infuenced by, among other things, the intrinsic condition of prey. Diseases can considerably compromise body condition, potentially weakening ability of afflicted prey to avoid predation. Understanding predator–prey dynamics is particularly important when both species are threatened, as is the case with lions (Panthera leo) and giraffes (Giraffa came- lopardalis). Importantly, an emergent disease called giraffe skin disease (GSD) may affect predatory interactions of lions and giraffes. Hypotheses suggest that GSD may negatively affect the likelihood of giraffes surviving lion attacks. We evaluated giraffe–lion interactions in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, where 85% of the gir- affe population has GSD. We monitored lion hunting behaviour and estimated pro- portion of the giraffe population with GSD and evidence of ‘lion marks’ from assumed previous lion predation attempts (i.e. claw marks, bite marks and missing tails). Although we recorded lions hunting and feeding on 16 different prey spe- cies, giraffes represented the largest prey category (27%; n = 171 of 641). For age and sex cohorts combined, 26% (n = 140 of 548) of encountered giraffes displayed evidence of previous lion predation attempts. Occurrence of lion marks was higher for adults and males in the giraffe population, suggesting that these individuals were more likely to survive lion attacks. We also found marginal evidence of a positive relationship between giraffes with severe GSD and occurrence of lion marks. Our results identify giraffes as important prey species for lions in Ruaha National Park and suggest that GSD severity plays a minor role in likelihood of surviving a lion attack. This is the first study to explore connections between lion predation and GSD. We explore the ecological implications of disease ecology on predator–prey interactions and consider opportunities for future research on causal links between GSD and giraffe vulnerability to lion predation.  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.instagram.com/p/B98qQv2gl9C/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheetYoung male 
A recent discussion in the personal opinion thread led me to me reading through literature to find information on elephant predation by lions through the years. I found this interesting snippet on pg. 214 of “The Great Plateau of Northern Rhodesia,” Gouldsbury and Shane, 1916, where the alleged predation of grown bull elephants by surprisingly small groups of lions is discussed (the work is in the public domain):
https://archive.org/details/greatplateauofno00go/page/214/mode/2up Quote:“They [hunters] also state that they have known elephant to be attacked and killed by lions on at least two occasions - in one case by four lions, in the other case by two. The elephants in each case were full-grown bulls, and the trampled condition of the grass and bush bore witness to their mad rushes to and fro in their endeavours to escape.” I don’t know if that has been posted here before, but it is interesting. It is a very old book, and I have to admit that I personally have a hard time envisioning a team of only two cats being able to bring down a fully-sized African bull elephant, given that the specialised Savuti pride in Botswana, consisting of over 20 lions, was able to bring down adult elephants only on rare occasions (Joubert in 2006 documented a case of an adult elephant killed by lions in the 1990s - a grown bull elephant that had been previously wounded by another elephant). Then again, some individual male lions have been able to bring down surprisingly massive prey on their own, even in cases where another pride can struggle:  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author (Photo credits: Edi Day)
An example of macropredation on elephants by members of the Savuti pride - a pair of lionesses apparently brought down a 10-year old elephant cow in 2008. Quite extraordinary.
https://lionprides.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/elephant-kill-at-savute-safari-lodge/ Quote:Another spectacular elephant kill has been achieved by the Savute Pride at Savute Safari Lodge. A few nights ago, around 21h30, shortly after dinner, the camp manager went down to the fireplace in front of the lodge to get the fire ready prior to guests arriving for their nightcap. Just as he got the fire started there was a growl extremely close by. A large female lioness was standing only a couple of meters away. Kobus, the camp manager, started backing away very slowly and made his way back to the bar to ensure that everybody was safe and behind closed doors.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
A video of a lion pride hunting an bull eland. The description of the video:
"During our late Morning Game drive in Kusini Serengeti, Tanzania, We spotted these 3 Lions that were resting their day off under the acacia bushes, they looked very hungry like they failed pretty much all of their night huntings, Since there wasn't much going on and no prey near by we started driving away to look for other more interesting things to shoot with our cameras, and as we were just leaving the area about 500 yards from where the lions were, There was a very spooked Adult Eland running towards the lions' direction, possibly running away from whatever the danger spooked him unaware of lions ahead in his path, We slowly followed the running Eland and once the Lions saw him, they surely were so happy and warmly welcoming, and didn't waste no time to hunt him down, but since the Eland is a huge Antelope 500-900 KG, they struggled a bit to bring him down, jumped on him 3 times before bringing him down!" Another video of the same user of young male lion killing an young bull eland. This is the second record kill of the eland by the lions in the area. The description of the video: "We Saw this a group of bachelor elands running like something dangerous spooked them and this young Bull Eland was in that herd, there were 2 male lions resting under a tree and the elands saw them and that's what spooked them, one eland had a broken ankle and that was this one here which was brought down by This Male Lion who gave him a wonderful choke to death. This was in the #Kusini area"  |
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