Lion Predation

[Pckts]

Come on Pantherinae, the Gaur charges Raja in the very begginning. 
Also, of course gaur will run when a Tiger charges same as buffalo will run when lions charges. But they also fight back as well. Hence the video of the Gaur herd running off the male tiger (forget his name)

Also, wether or not you want to believe Tigers kill Rhino or Elephant, which they do. There is no denying the fact that tigers will attack full grown elephent. The mother attacking the mahoot and elephent proves that. Also, there is a  Great image and backstory in the Tiger thread about a huge male gaur that was always seen near the villages and survived a predation attempt on it. Images of the wounded buffalo are shown as well, this was the Alpha male and a lone tiger still choose to attempt a predation on him.  

Ambush is the preffered means of attack for any cat. Lion, tiger, jag etc...
If they have a choice, it will always be ambush. 
Even the male Lion that kills a baby buffalo chooses to ambush it. Why risk being injured, unless you have to.


So, with all of that said. The scenerio of every hunt is different i:e: terrain, prey size, # of members etc.
Those factors will dictate how a hunt unfolds, not the cat. IMO

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