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'Pantherinae dateline='' Wrote: Desperate lions wil sometimes eat ofcourse, but it's unusual. I have even seen desperate nomader male Lions eat a hyena.
Still unike leopards Lions will usualy not eat other carnivores just kill them..
I think it all depends on the situation.
I have seen lions actually eat cubs killed, a mother has eaten her own cub killed as well.
When I saw the video, my theory was, Better the cubs mother eats it than a competitor. Kind of out of respect to the cub I guess, if that makes sense.
Male Lions eating cubs from a rival male is probably an act of dominance like some male Lions will after they have killed another male.
The mother Im speaking of ate her own cub.
Since I have no proof of Leopards eating other predators more than Lions or Tigers, I cant say they do for sure.
But if it was true, my guess would be, its harder for a leopard to make kills than a larger cat, and they can't afford to discard the way a larger cat has to. But I don't think there is any proof of it being true so I can't say for sure.
Lets get back to jags now.
If you would like to discuss further, maybe a new thread would be usefull.