Lion Predation

[BlakeW39]

Quote:Hippos with their short legs, leave a hard time pivoting. As long as the much more agile lion stats at its hindside it completely safe... I've noticed this several times.
In such cases the only factor on which the success of failure of the depends is how far the hippo is from water.

@Rishi 

I agree, and in fact while the hippo has a very heavy and massive build compared to virtually all other megahernivores with their barrel-like body and short but thickly muscled legs, their jaws propose a a greater threat than perhaps any other weapon of any herbivore. However this stockiness prevents them from attaining the great agility of the rhinoceros - especially the black variety - which may make them a more difficult prey resource.

Indeed, the times I have seen lions attack hippos it has been to go at the back and try wrestle it down over time and tire it. It is indicative of their methods from my perspective that they indeed do prefer to use this method, which may be explained by their often very open and cover-less environment.


I have some good videos I don't believe have been posted here, and I'll try my best to find them lol Reply