Female hyena kills a cub, followed up 3 days later by a male lion killing another baby (same clan)

[@selvalore]

Sorry but the way the title is worded, it seemed like the female hynae killed a lion cub, and then the male lion retaliated by killing one of the hynae cubs.

[@yuvrajput]

exactly

[@coyoteugly3442]

True

[@Jobe-13]

Same

[@Nattaferg]

I thought so too until I looked it up. Baby spotted hyenas are also called cubs. I think when we hear cubs, we assume lions. It did not help that they mentioned the male lion which gave the impression, it was a reprisal killing.

[@casey4602]

Exactly

[@mushy18100]

That lion is smart. While crossing the road, he’s looking on both sides but mainly on his right side lol

[@TestMeatDollSteak]

Probably because that’s where the people with the cameras were? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@drzampan]

Glad he's looking on his right side and not his wrong side.

[@MirjanaLfan]

Being born a hyena is frickin tough. Enemies inside and outside the clan.

[@nobux717]

No, it's fruckin tough.

[@elzbietabiaek1308]

Dlaczego je porzuciła? Jeszcze żyło.

[@2000guineas]

That is one huge male Lion, he's well fed

[@Da_wise_1]

He's a huge male lion and probably weighing 450 lb and you think he's going to get well-fed with a 10lb cub the hyena to him is like one fourth of a donut to us

[@truckitwitbox9059]

@@Da_wise_1 you missed the whole meaning of his comment . It went right over your head. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@melissac7374]

@@Da_wise_1 chill 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Da_wise_1]

@@truckitwitbox9059 my bad I thought he put hes going to be well fed

[@Da_wise_1]

@@melissac7374 lol ok

[@fredericmaloof8597]

Hyenas can be brutal to their own. Lions don't like hyenas, big or small.

[@cquilty1]

@Frederic Maloof Hyenas also don't like lions, big or small.

[@guessguess2220]

Hyena kill eachother and can be on occasion cannibals

[@BlueRice]

hyenas and lion will kill other offspring without hesitation. they are one of the oldest rival and longest war that will never end.

[@verresmilliterres]

@@cquilty1 Takes alot of hyenas to kill one lion. One lion can kill several hyenas. Hyenas harass lions and get killed for it.

[@cquilty1]

@@verresmilliterres That's an extremely obvious statement. Lions are larger, more powerful animals than hyenas one on one, but enough hyenas can and do trouble lions and kill them also. It's simply nature, dear, and not two sports teams. The ancient rivalry and never ending wars between these incredible apex predators is and always will be fascinating. Look at the big picture and simply try to appreciate that. And never forget that all I initially said was that hyenas don't like lions, big or small. Never said anything about the numbers game you randomly brought up (???)

[@pranayaaaa]

The lion helped baby Hyena cross the road. Such a gentleman

[@safiamaxamed4027]

Hhhh

[@gracepei2115]

😸

[@lionheart6848]

😁😁😁😁

[@lumberjack297]

Really, Pranayaaaa?

[@mssmith225]

I like you comment. Funny

[@goldenmodem8722]

Never leave your kids unattended…

[@mofleh177]

The mother Hyena can be found guilty of manslaughter caused by negligence in a court of law! and the Lion maybe charged with 2nd degree murder!

[@pearmainstudios3942]

Lol

[@khalildas741]

She doesn't hav to hunt/scavenge for her children?

[@Deano_Cycle_Clips]

If you look closely the hyena who kills the club walks away straight away and her two older Cubs follow her. She must be the dominant female and decided to exterminated younger competitors to her offspring. The one making all the noise seems like the mum of the little one and she was getting attacked by the rest for defending it.

[@augustusmageto7435]

Exactly... the cubs of the killer mum were showing her their dominance.

[@flenardkohlheim1506]

Only the female leader of the pack can have Cubs all other females can't have Cubs

[@chateaupig826]

@Orbán Viktor Mihály religious nutta

[@trillionaire2478]

@Teyae T wtf?? You in fairytale world

[@rx2man]

@Teyae T will you STF up? Figuratively speaking of course. It's like me dropping in here and telling everyone how Big Daddy Don Garlits made the 1st rear engine top fuel dragster after getting his foot blown off by a front engine one. No one here gives a shit. Go knock on some doors or stand on a street corner.

[@motownXJdad9565]

totally expected a lion to kill a hyena cub, theyre mortal enemies, but the hyena killing one of thier own was totally unexpectec. wow. that male lions belly was overfull, so that kill was not for hunger for sure

[@muteteliharvey5030]

If it wasn't from hunger then what

[@sdb7092]

@@muteteliharvey5030 Killing of competitors.

[@muteteliharvey5030]

@@sdb7092 that must mean food is scarce

[@Pocoentertainmentstudio]

The lion wanted revenge

[@sdb7092]

@@muteteliharvey5030 Well, you have to remember that they compete for the same food... and sometimes Hyenas actually steal food from the Lions. so, Lion will attack any competing predator (or their offspring) Hyenas, Leopards, Cheetahs etc. etc.

[@auntiekaren4692]

Hyenas vocalizations and behavior are hellish. I could never live anywhere near them.

[@OkieAllDay]

Seeing one of their own clan killing a cub... That was sad to watch

[@ellissataylor7794]

I’m surprised to see a hyena cub out of the den traveling

[@scrappydude1]

That’s nature. Nature may be beautiful at times, but it’s also brutal, violent and totally without mercy.

[@itachi377]

But a loving god shouldn’t have made it that way. Religion is a joke.

[@andistheinforitbutso7513]

who said there is religion?

[@scrappydude1]

Creation was made perfect, with no death. Man sinned and through that sin death entered the world, altering all of creation. God gave us perfection, and man chose rebellion.

[@andistheinforitbutso7513]

@@scrappydude1 do you have backup for your claims

[@scrappydude1]

Gods words recorded for us in scripture

[@michaeldamico9592]

Not really a fan of the hyenas… but not only poor babies…. But sorry to the mother as well…!!! Nature is a beautiful thing… but cruel at the same time..!!

[@deryckpitt3947]

nature is indiffrent

[@michaeldamico9592]

@@Ligerbee because they steal from everyone…. They are so strong and have so much power in numbers… they should make their own kills to feed….!!! Besides they are ugly… but I still said I felt bad for the babies and the poor mother that lost her kids

[@michaeldamico9592]

@@Ligerbee ok… they are cute… too And maybe I should do my homework before I open my mouth…!! Thanks for opening my eyes 👀 I really do love ALL animals 💕

[@michaeldamico9592]

@@Ligerbee and I never said hate…!!! Just like you might be a fan of the Yankees and I might be a fan of the Mets And I will add I hate what sports fans act like…!!

[@zimvader25]

Lmao

[@roddyoccultis4266]

Lion: Oh, you poor thing, you lost your mum? Let's go find her"

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

😀

[@ajwalou-nack2343]

Is the lion taking the baby to social services ?

[@donnejyweet1928]

The Hyena cub that was killed was most likely the offspring of a low ranking female in the clan, if a low ranking member steps out of line, they will get a beating and so will her cubs, with the cub being small, it couldn't survive any kind of attack, the mother probably tried to help but with her being low ranking, the whole clan would attack her

[@prabhakarj931]

How do they decide their ranks?

[@sicebim1]

Stupid animals.

[@laxman90210]

@@sicebim1 this is basically what humans do as well

[@poundtrader1414]

@@prabhakarj931 the same as humans, for example if you take 100 men who don't know each other and put them into a room, within 7 days you will start to see who's alpha / dominant and who's the weaker men

[@sicebim1]

@@laxman90210, they go around killing babies because they are born from socially low ranking parents?

[@cherriemay528]

When they tried to take someone's kid and same shit happens to them

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Yes exactly, Life is a Boomerang you get what you give

[@krishnar3493]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 True. Unless you are big nice croc 🤝

[@swallace9958]

With family like this who needs enemies.

[@themadviking5746]

The 2nd club looked injuried already by the time the lion came up on it , its trying to run or get up but couldn't . It didn't even move when the lion grabbed it , at least the lion ended its suffering .

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

It was playing with his older brother who ran away from the lion....the younger one never encountered a male lion I guess...

[@miltonmoore8369]

That little guy was too tempting to the lion to not grab and snack on. One less eventual adult hyena with which to contend was another motivating factor. Not much pleasantry involved in "Kingdom Animalia", that lives by the instincts of "fang and claw." But infinitely less brutal than what some humans are capable of doing.

[@rebeltvr6046]

lions don't eat hyenas and vice versa

[@meggi8048]

"But infinitely less brutal than what some humans are capable of doing" ... riiiiight seeing a hyena eat its prey alive, starting with the belly or ass, slurping out its intestines and while 50% of guts are gone the poor prey still alive.

[@vegetaking1272]

@@rebeltvr6046 Hyenas eat anything bro! Lol. They're vicois bastards! Lions def don't eat Hyenas unless they're super starving & have no choice.

[@rebeltvr6046]

@@vegetaking1272 Lions, Hyenas, Leopards don't eat each other for a different reason: predators don't eat predators unless they're starved. Has nothing to do with a Hyena's diet.

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

@@meggi8048 lions do the same thing. They will tear an animal apart the exact same way while it is still alive.

[@mohammadabdulhaq3756]

The second cub seems injured

[@randallmarsh1187]

Yes very weak, it never even tried to get up or away.

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

@@randallmarsh1187 It was a very small baby, and it was playing with its brother who ran away from the Lion, but I guess it never saw a lion before...

[@speaktrue77]

This reality made me extremely sad for the mother 😭

[@darkprose]

The variety of infanticide among animals still has the power to shock and fascinate us.

[@halwarner6688]

I wonder how they managed to get the road paved out there.

[@gynormous1]

Can people stop freaking out at the natural order of things.

[@billballinger5622]

It was a contract killing. The mother of the cub hired the lion for revenge.

[@jonvon2044]

The first cub was so excited and got the zoomies right before being killed.. 😔

[@karch360]

I think the puppy did not perform the introduction ritual, nor did he sniff or let himself be sniffed. I start to play for the adult hyena I consider him a stranger and kill him.

[@redrobiin]

They killed 1 cub, seems related to the one the lion took care of, left abandoned by the side of the road, by the hyhena clan.

[@karinajas]

Was the baby that survived from the mom where the other one was killed? Was the one that survived the attack the one the lion ended up killing or that was a different cub?

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Different cub from another female.....

[@juliagearing506]

It's my understanding in a hyena pack that only the alpha female gets to mate. So could be she was killing any rivals?

[@mikejones9961]

wrong

[@linwu8701]

Nah it’s not only the matriarch but her and her higher ranked females.

[@mr.m325]

Hyena babies are like the Red Shirts of Kruger

[@macman4072]

The three hyenas that arrived knew what that one just did😳, tried to make up for it with that hyenas pup😂 plus the lion sending smoke as he crossed too🤣

[@pamelatenn2890]

THIS IS HEART BREAKING..NATURE HAS A BRIGHT SIDE AND A DARK SIDE. THIS WAS AS DARKEST AS IT GETS. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS HYENA CLAN?

[@dennisallen2440]

LET'S GO BRANDEN.

[@hiawathasmalls3397]

they're called republicans

[@dennisallen2440]

@@hiawathasmalls3397 HOW ABOUT THAT INVASION AT THE BORDER? WHO IS DOING THAT?

[@donnydoit7678]

My guess for the name of the clan would be something close to beembobwow, don’t blame me If it’s not. .

[@gocryaboutitlol]

.....you gonna call them?

[@shantor100]

Why was the hyena cub there that the lion grabbed. Kind of a weird situation

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

The nest is below the road, her larger brother was playing with the baby but ran away when the Lion came.

[@shantor100]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 oh ok. Nest or den?

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

@@shantor100 den...

[@wilmersilva4338]

Wow this dude is just amazing, hyena can't mess with him

[@venox3811]

That's brutal... only reason she killed was to ensure her bloodline... didn't even consumed it. The poor grieving mother.

[@cloudforest4087]

It's sad to see Hyena cubs die in the wild. Lion had to do it though. The Hyena is such a cool species. They look so different, yet they are successful hunters. It's hard to see these cubs go for the fact that giving birth to them is a dangerous process.

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Spot on

[@mikekaroules2820]

Hyenas are cool ? Seriously ? They are anything but cool . They are nowhere near the grand and royal nature of noble lions . Hyenas kind of remind me of rapists . You would think differently if you approached a hyena and tried to socialize .

[@KrisKringle2]

@@mikekaroules2820 Spotted hyenas anyway. The other species are a lot less vicious. Spotted hyenas are a lot like chimpanzees too as far as their vicious internal picking-order war and murder go. Can't stand either of the species.

[@goomba8170]

@@mikekaroules2820 Imagine thinking your opinion is fact. Hyenas are extremely cool. You might think lions are ‘noble’ but they steal more from hyenas than the reverse, and they will ruthlessly kill and eat another lions cub for the chance to mate. They’re animals. Come down from your high horse.

[@goomba8170]

@@mikekaroules2820 Also it’s both funny and baffling that you’d compare them to rapists(???) considering with female hyenas as the dominant gender, ‘rape’ is more uncommon for them than other animal species. Compared to lions who will literally slaughter and eat a lionesses cubs to force her into heat so that they can mate…

[@stephenmorton1022]

quicker than a McDonald's drive thru

[@gracepei2115]

😇

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

😀

[@traydevon]

Is there anywhere I can find the footage showing how the lion discarded this riff-raff?

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

No, unfortunately not, the lion disappeared with the hyena in the bushes..

[@larryyonce]

This comment section is filled with humor ... some good jokes in here! 🙂🤣

[@B-kl8vj]

Clan life. Human clan structure wasn’t much different, now we celebrate it.

[@LionheartedDan]

Wishing the lions ever more success in their effort with hyenas.

[@GajahMengaumTheBruce]

i wish nature is more compassionate towards all living beings.

[@FlyKDZ41-71]

Key word "Nature". It is what it is.

[@no.1fan156]

In nature, you kill to survive. There's no such thing as "compassion" when your life is at stake, stop being idealistic.

[@injusticeberserker2800]

What goes around comes around

[@randrianabel]

About the lions, 80 per cent of their cubs does no't reach the young adult age....

[@BUCK9110]

Damn that's a lot!!!!🦁

[@PortmanRd]

I recently caught an old documentary called 'Jane Goodall and the Wild dogs of Africa.' Absolutely heart-rending, and would melt the most hardened heart, but luckily there's a twist with a happy ending. Well worth the watch. (big box of tissues optional)

[@sammydavis991]

It’s not Disneyworld in real life. Hopefully the tourists know that going in.

[@unclealand]

Anything to shut up that sickening wailing.

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Just put down the volume.....

[@Soapandwater6]

Nature is cruel. I can't watch.

[@denisjovanovic7781]

Rumour has it the Lion raised the hyena and then trained it too go back and kill the rest of the hyena's član.

[@faithbradley4224]

It's sad that these happened but I'm glad that it was quick and they didn't have to suffer.

[@Zayona-rk9pp]

Male lion said: you mess with mines I mess with yours

[@jennifermelton9598]

Was the hyena Alpha female named Cersei by any chance?

[@Disneyfan82]

Poor cub. It didn't deserve that, but sometimes nature can be cruel and unpredictable. It's like the hyena nursing the cub is thinking "what have I done?"

[@mmr1412]

The cubs from that litter must have given off the wrong odor.

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

😀

[@biffdanielson2820]

What a lovely world God made.

[@dewithistle910]

Awww… I know it’s the way of the natural world but… 😢

[@DexterHaven]

The only way to stop a hyena from laughing.

[@eliminator173]

DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY!

[@leoniedmazyrin4971]

Thrilling adventure......thanks for sharring

[@annabellemartinez2730]

This is sad to see. The hyena baby didnt deserve to die specially the one that was killed by his own clan. 😔😔😔💔💔💔

[@amajeet]

Pre made bullshit. How come the hyena cub was left alone struggling while a random car was waiting for this lion to turn up? Then they followed lion whears as the earlier in the previous shot show s they wait for the lion

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

In the story it is explained.

[@mysteriousmystery6960]

His stomach was already full. The lion killed the cub outta spite or to limit competition or whatever. Smh.

[@sarahchristine2345]

Is it possible the first cub somehow survived & is the same one the lion grabbed days later? I only ask because it’s the same clan & the cub the lion approached appeared injured. Looks like it tried to get up & couldn’t.

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Nope, the first cub was killed by the hyena, the second by the lion....

[@kevinboy2758]

THIS I GREAT I LIKE THIS!!!!!!

[@alien101gray]

The title baffles me and even more confused me with the opening statement

[@bmurray330]

He’s a big boy with a lot of girth and the kahunas for the complete package.

[@trancebrasil2012]

this hierarchy of the clan hyena is terrible for the others below it ... so even in the animal world the strongest always prevail

[@trancebrasil2012]

@Bhadwa Modi yes

[@absolutdevil9705]

but but but matriachy is better than patrichay feminists told me....

[@rushiraul4084]

@Bhadwa Modi Modi also rose to the ranks by exercising his inherent wickedness and cunningness.

[@henthust9784]

@@absolutdevil9705 🤣🤣🤣 The only matriarch rule I appreciate is that of elephants. As for hyenas, the surbodinate females live in hell. The lowest ranking females can do nothing and watch their youngs killed by the matriarch or any other high ranking female, if the young's presence is thought to be a threat to the royal youngs.

[@goomba8170]

@@henthust9784 Orcas and bonobos are pretty cool to as far as their matriarchy goes.

[@EdmondForster68]

Sometimes they sound like cats & sometimes like cows & sometimes like a drunk person laughing..

[@amyroseabdul9059]

wtf is wrong with the hyena kill their own cubs???

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee78]

Dang it you guys, don't you know the lion was just babysitting for the Hyenas, sheeze...

[@derherrgraf6001]

Vegans: I am vegan because the nature is peaceful and beautiful! The nature:

[@DaimonaC]

He ain’t laughing now

[@bigexperiments7072]

A real king never harms his kingdom

[@dakillah6018]

and thats why He is The King

[@acaciarose8372]

He does when he takes over. Lions commit just as much infanticide.

[@wes1rs]

Brilliant video, I was just thinking I wonder what it would be like to watch two hyena Cubs die and I found this video what’s the odds

[@hostiliscivitas]

Those hyenas are getting a visit from Child Protective Services

[@Bennyboy12]

The second cub was already injured by the looks of it, as it didn’t attempt to run?

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

It was playing with his older brother who ran away from the lion....the younger one never encountered a male lion I guess...

[@Bennyboy12]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 I thought their natural instinct was to run away? They know that lions are a threat from an early age? Could be wrong

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

@@Bennyboy12 Hi Benny, makes sense what you are saying. We watched those Hyenas for three days and this day it was playing with his bigger brother, when the brother ran away he kept looking towards the lion so maybe an error in his instinct?? Not sure I am not a specialist, just a frequent bush traveler, possibly we have a biologist specialized in hyenas who can respond?

[@newhorizon1355]

Lion saw lion King and remembered what happened to scar.

[@showeddie]

I really don't know what people expect about wild life.

[@cathyheston3029]

There is a hierarchy...they are animals after all. Lately I've been wondering about our own.

[@julesgallaway1937]

Look her lady, theres a difference between animals and HUMENS

[@shellyross8283]

These days people expect Disney stories. Children are so sheltered from true nature, learning that human emotions apply to animals, when it just doesn't. I am not saying they don't experience emotions, but it is not the same. The animal kingdom is very different. Motives are very different. Survival of the species is everything. Most adult animals will sacrifice their young for the greater good of survival. The harsh reality of survival is never seen in those Disney movies.

[@entertainmentworld4224]

the wild life expect from "human virus" to stop stealing lands from other creatures .... all what u see in wild in last 100years is not normal.... all animals play for keep, for land,for food and to survive from genocide... the history say that thousands of plants and animals disappeared for ever only cause the dangerous virus was there.. put a hyena and a lion in captivity, feed them good and they will be best friends.. the word HATE exist only in human vocabulary ...lion or hyena did what they did just to eliminate a future competitor for food in that last small land for all..

[@Sabito86591]

So sad.

[@jeffreyabbey9592]

Eye for an Eye Thanks for the footage Amazing

[@sarahchristine2345]

My GUESS is one of the dominant cubs was biting the lower ranking cub, the mother defended it and the alpha reaffirmed her dominance. Or maybe they’re just aholes 🤷‍♀️😂

[@alberteinsteinthejew]

Killing own species baby is probably the stupidest move, so much for species survival lol

[@jackglorfindel8093]

I'm not so sure it's as much about species survival as it is the continuation of your own lineage.

[@shellyross8283]

Future competition, scarce food supply, unthriving litter...these are all reasons that adult animals will sacrifice their young, even their own. Jack is correct... it's more about the survival of the species.

[@Quaronna]

The new Lion King movie looks dope. 😌

[@tripleffarms2872]

I believe the the second little hyena had been hit by something cause he didn't even attempt to get up

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

No, he was playing before with his brother, the older cub did understand that a lion was dangerous, the younger one just didn't know yet that a Lion is dangerous.....now he knows😔

[@shantor100]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 where was the clan?

[@lynnwairimu8066]

Hyena babies are called pups. Not cubs

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

@@lynnwairimu8066 I am afraid that you are wrong, just ask Mr google

[@lynnwairimu8066]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 oooh yeah😹😹well that's embarrassing. When did it change 😹

[@lofficer11]

The women on these safaris are hilarious. Once they figure out it isn’t a Disney film. The screams.

[@jiffysquid9]

What are you talking about? The "screams" in the video are from the hyenas.

[@H_kiyanna_interiors]

@@jiffysquid9 lol 😂

[@CarlosAmaya-nb6ps]

@@jiffysquid9 LOL

[@MrAndrewFarrow]

Why?

[@JumpinJakalopes]

Aww was that the mother licking/kissing it after its dead?

[@terribletomvu37]

The lone hyena is probably from a rival clan imo.

[@nyelement007]

When lions kill hyenas they usually don't eat them. More about terrority and their enemies. But it's sad to see a young baby hyena being killed. Anyone who like this is disturbed.

[@canetaesferografica9]

Nice video man. Why the hyena killed the cub?

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

I think that Donne Jy Weet is correct...." The Hyena cub that was killed was most likely the offspring of a low ranking female in the clan, if a low ranking member steps out of line, they will get a beating and so will her cubs, with the cub being small, it couldn't survive any kind of attack, the mother probably tried to help but with her being low ranking, the whole clan would attack her"

[@countrygirlxo7188]

Only alpha females can breed

[@raysampson3158]

@@countrygirlxo7188 Not really. sometimes the Alpha forcible adopts the offspring of a lower ranking female, instead of killing them.

[@countrygirlxo7188]

Ray Sampson never seen or heard of that

[@sagarlalwani6442]

@@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382 how this ranks are decided can anyone answer me

[@pilesofkittens]

They sound like cats fighting lmao

[@vinaykumar-tu5nr]

Hyenas Alpha can't stand even cubs of its own species it's the way that it ensures strict hierarchy very fascinating beasts and least understood

[@pearmainstudios3942]

Wow they are very vocal

[@tobyihli9470]

Male lions are not built for hunting, nor really for fighting each other. They have evolved to kill hyenas. Without at least one really big male, any pride, no matter how large, is in great danger of running into a super pack of hyenas, and if it’s large enough, a super pack will kill all the cubs, and some females. An adult lion is such an overmatch for hyenas, he can quickly dispatch with an adult hyena, and simply ignore all the ones mobbing him. His mane is so distinct and is seen at great distances, that the hyenas can see him and alert whether upwind or downwind. This way, the hyenas avoid the pride, and he conserves his energy, and his clear state of mind. Huge adrenaline dumps destroy hormone receptors, like serotonin, in animals just like in humans, so the health of the pride depends on avoiding all the constant turmoil, and a huge beacon like his mane does just the trick! Another interesting fact is that male lion brothers, same mom and same dad, will attack a prides alpha male together, often killing him, and all of his offspring. It’s sad, but a pride of lions is much safer, deadlier, and remains tranquil and stable much longer with three alpha male brothers, all working as one. One of the keys to long term success for a lion pride is how well it handles the hyena threat, and with how much effort..

[@zuibeckpulezon4626]

Dude stfu. Males are axtually better hunters. Im african. They just conserve their energy for big game and to protect

[@theprophet25]

@@zuibeckpulezon4626 ya this guy typed all that and is completely off base.

[@scrappydude1]

Lions, which you incorrectly stated as “male lions” (lion is the masculine term and refers exclusively to the males, while lioness is the feminine term and refers exclusively to the females) are quite adept and successful hunters on their own. That they don’t, won’t it can’t hunt well is a common misconception. Being the largest African cat, and the second fastest of all cats, they are extremely well equipped to feed themselves if needed. That they do not regularly hunt as part of the pride is easily explained by their limited number in the pride (usually only one adult male, though now and then sibling brothers will rule a pride together) and their role as protectors of the pride, which they cannot do well if injured hunting.

[@binkytube]

Hyenas are so beautiful.

[@larryc1616]

Life is tough in Africa. Evolution and natural selection produces the toughest predators, prey and even plants/trees

[@africanwildlifeadventuresj6382]

Yes, correct.But still one off the most beautiful place in the world.

[@johnnyquest6115]

Why wasn't the mother and her cub given an eviction notice? Or a Persona Non Grata order? There was no need to get feisty like that, you know.