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Lion predation on rhinos is mainly opportunistic yet widely reported, everywhere from Etosha to Kruger and from Natal to the Serengeti there are reports of lions killing rhinos from both species and from calves to adult bulls ( Pienaar, Richards, Mitchell, Joubert, and others).
It is interesting however that lion prides do not become specialist rhino hunters like some prides did with elephants , hippos, and giraffes, rhinos exist at very low densities all over their range, they are well protected by armed guards in many habitats ( human interference ), rhinos also live in small groups and are well armed and difficult to subdue, so all in all the cost of searching for them and overpowering them versus the reward is not worth it for most lions.