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Lion cannibalistic behavior
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Lions will sometimes be cannibals, I have seen male lions eat other male lions after a fight, just to prove a final act of dominance! But just resently I have heard lions sometimes will kill lions from other prides and eat them. If you have some interesting articles or pictures please share
“We were on a game drive on Chiefs Island out of Mombo Camp in the Okavango Delta when we heard lions fighting in the thickets. Upon investigation we came across four young male lions that had caught a young female lion from a nearby pride. The lioness was part of a small group of lions that had a kill too far into the other territory. They were surprised by the four males, the one lioness was caught whilst the rest fled. While the four had successfully subdued the female in what had been a vicious fight they began feeding on her while she was still alive. As the lioness took her last breaths, the four males were feeding on her as if it was a normal prey animal. More bizarre was when two lionesses from the four male lion’s pride joined them to feed and in a fairly short time cleaned up the carcass to only leave a few bones.
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It is very sad when this happens, I can understand adults killing cubs and eating them, but to kill and eat another adult is different I believe. Mother killing injured/lame/ect. cub so that it does not attract other preditors is understandable.
Totally Shocking and bizarre behavior. Lions show more brutality when killing other animal.
  (06-27-2014, 11:22 PM)'TheLioness' Wrote: It is very sad when this happens, I can understand adults killing cubs and eating them, but to kill and eat another adult is different I believe. Mother killing injured/lame/ect. cub so that it does not attract other preditors is understandable. Just remember, you can't imply human moral towards a wild predator. They don't live by our "rules," we may share emotional traits, but that is where the similarities end. 
Mr T Mapogo delivering Suffocating bite to a lioness while Pretty Boy and Kinky Tail Mapogo also biting the lower body of lioness.
after killing her Mr T mated with her body and then starts feeding on it 
Hyenas on lion, and lion on lion!
Jul 25, 2012 by Shenton Safaris Source: hyenas-on-lion-and-lion-on-lion/ Kennedy and his guests, Derek and Iris, have witnessed this interesting sighting earlier in July. This story is told by our guest Derek, who is also sharing his pictures: "My wife Iris and I were at Mwamba Bush Camp with Kennedy as our guide. We heard a lot of hyena calls the night before and during tea the following morning with Kennedy we heard more hyena calls on the other side of the Mwamba river bed. We decided we should go and investigate further. We came across somewhere between 12 and 15 hyenas squabbling over what we initially thought was the carcass of an impala or puku however when one of the hyenas tried to run off with the remains we realised to our horror that it was in fact a lion. We assumed it had to be one of the group of 7 we had seen at the Mwamba waterhole the previous afternoon. What we didn’t realise was that the other brother and sisters were still close by and they made repeated attempts to chase away the hyenas, with somewhat limited success. Eventually one of the lions managed to retrieve the carcass but to our surprise then started to nibble away at these remains. Not something any of us expected, certainly not Kennedy, who commented that he had never seen a lion eating another lion. Eventually the lions lost interest and slowly moved away up the river bed leaving one of the hyenas to carry what was left of the male lion into the bush. We discussed with Kennedy how the lion could have been taken down by the hyenas and the only possibility may be that it was injured during the night, possibly by a buffalo, or a fight between male lions, and consequently got separated from the rest of the group. While this was a horrific site it just emphasises the cruel side of nature and survival of the fittest. Certainly a sight we will never forget!!” Note from Shenton Safaris: "we suspect that the dead lion, and the one seen here eating the remains are those same two male lions that were fighting over the impala head, as told in a previous blog. We will never know what has exactly happen to that young male. The mysteries of the African bush."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
The shocking moment a lion rips apart and EATS a helpless cub: Cannibal cat asserts its dominance on his pride in brutal fashion
By James Dunn For Mailonline 06:08 EDT 14 Sep 2015, updated  *This image is copyright of its original author These gruesome photos show a male lion ripping into the body of a cub in a rarely seen act of cannibalism. *This image is copyright of its original author The powerful big cat was spotted by photographers who thought they were watching a mating couple in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania but were shocked to see a lion's paw flick up above the long grass as he devoured a meal *This image is copyright of its original author The female sitting with him is almost certainly a relative and even likely to be its mother, as male lions usually kill the young as a territorial act when they take over a new pride *This image is copyright of its original author Mr Joynoton-Kicks, 44, said: 'We had just had our picnic breakfast and were driving back to camp, past Silale Swamp. 'We stopped the car when I saw the two lions, male and female. 'Our initial thought was that they were a mating couple as we couldn't see any other lions around, and when they mate, they take themselves off. 'So we were watching them for a minute or so until I noticed the male was eating  *This image is copyright of its original author Though killing the cubs fathered by a previous dominant male is common, the act in itself is rarely caught on camera *This image is copyright of its original author While we were watching them we saw the male pulling with his teeth and then the lion cub's paw flicked into the air. 'That's when we realised he was eating the dead cub.' The scene is so rare that lion expert Professor Craig Packer has never seen another instance, despite having written more than 100 scientific articles about the animals. Professor Packer, director of the University of Minnesota's lion research centre, said: 'Sounds like the male recently entered the female's pride and killed her cub. 'This is the only time we've ever actually seen cannibalism of small cubs by males. 'Mothers sometimes find the carcasses of their cubs that had just been killed by incoming males, and they, too, will eat the cubs in that context.  *This image is copyright of its original author This is the most common context of cannibalism in lions, presumably because these are otherwise healthy cubs that are unlikely to carry dangerous pathogens that might be hazardous to the cannibals.' Paul, who was raised in East Sussex in the UK, has lived and worked in East Africa for 22 years. He added: 'This is the first time I have felt unsettled by a wildlife encounter. 'It felt like the lion was doing something wrong, and yet how can it? It's nature working. 'There is no shortage of food so he wasn't hungry, and he wasn't eating it in the normal greedy fashion, he was sort of picking, pulling, chewing and swallowing. Almost just to make a point that he is the boss. There is some reason he was eating that cub, certainly not hunger. Who are we to say what's right or wrong? 'It was without a doubt the most extraordinary thing I have ever witnessed of wildlife behaviour and at the same time the most abhorrent. 'As we got a little bit closer, he jumped at the female and she moved off. 'He then picked up the dead cub and moved away a little bit. He stopped and ate some more then picked it up again and moved off into the bush.' Lion eats lion Posted on 4 July, 2016 by Kafunta Safaris in Animal Encounters, Wildlife Source: /lion-eats-lion/ Even if we spend all day, every day, observing wildlife in its natural environment there are always surprises, and once in a while we see things that we will never forget. That is what happened to long-standing guide Jospehat who has been guiding for Kafunta River Lodge in South Luangwa, Zambia, for 20 years. Early in the morning on 28 June, our team operating the Luangwa River pontoon crossing called Josephat to say there was something very unusual to see only metres away from the path leading to the pontoon. Lions had been heard roaring and fighting the two previous nights, and the result on that morning was gruesome. Josephat and his safari guests headed straight for the site, and found renown male lion, Ginger, with a full belly, next to the carcass of a lioness.  *This image is copyright of its original author Ginger is well known in South Luangwa as he is a very light-coloured lion, not quite white, but very pale compared to the other lions in the reserve. He is about eight years old and is part of what we call the ‘Luwi’ pride. *This image is copyright of its original author The dead lioness was about 10 years old and was the matriarch of the ‘Chichele’ pride. She has two cubs just under two years old. Together they were the last survivors of the pride, after the oldest female died last year. According to Dr. Matthew Becker, CEO and Programme Manager of the Zambian Carnivore Programme, the Chichele female had not been in her usual area for the past week and had moved into the eastern side of the river where Kafunta is located. At the same time, the ‘Big’ pride (the biggest pride in South Luangwa totalling almost 30 lions) had been pushing into the area. The ZCP monitors the movements of some lions with the use of tracking collars, and their team was also called to the dramatic scene.  *This image is copyright of its original author Dr. Becker continues by explaining that while no-one witnessed the lioness’ death, they suspect she was killed defending her cubs from either the ‘Big’ pride females or Ginger, either of which would likely have attacked the cubs. Prides attacking each other over territory is a common occurrence. The fact that Ginger was eating of her carcass is very unusual, but not unheard of. Nevertheless, hunger would not have been the reason she was killed. It is unsure what will happen to the Chichele cubs at this point, as they are still young. The ZCP has removed the lioness’ collar, and will try to monitor the cubs as well as they can. Dr. Becker ends the conversation by acknowledging it is a sad death for the Chichele female but at least she died a lion’s death, doing what lions do. She had a great run and passed on a number of new lions into the valley. 
Majingilanes eating Kinky Tail.
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Male lions kill and feed on a lioness
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