North-East / Central / Equatorial African lions

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(01-24-2019, 06:17 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Interesting note on the diet of zakouma lions

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Here is the original source. Lions main prey are hartebeest, buffalo and elephants. 

Quote:Aerial census of the large mammals in the ZNP was carried out by the CURESS project in March 2005. With populations of 5082, 3885 and 845, buffalo, elephants and hartebeest were among the most abundant species in the Park. These three species are also apparently the most hunted by lions in the Park. We also noted a very hight level of predation by the lions on the Defassa waterbuck during the transition period between the dry and rainy seasons.

Census and monitoring of the Zakouma lion population, Chad Reply