A single lion can take down a
young zebra, as well as one that
is injured or ill.
Lions, on the other hand,
prefer to hunt in prides.
The pride works
together to stalk and kill
prey, and when they work
together, they can take down
even a healthy adult zebra.
However, if an adult zebra and
a lion fight, the zebra has a
good chance of taking the win.
Although lions can run faster
than zebras, they can only do
so in short bursts.
Lions with small
hearts and lungs don't have a lot
of endurance.
Zebra, on the other hand, are
fast, running in zigzags to avoid
faster predators.
Zebra can t quite run
forever, but they can run at
full speed for over a mile.
Their predators must pounce
within the first kilometre. None
of the cats can sprint for
longer than that.
So
zebra will zigzag and
zigzag until the
predator runs out of energy.
Zebras can defend their
herd and territory by
kicking, biting,
and pushing predators.
Adult zebras have a very
The spotted hyena,
which is a scavenger that
sometimes hunts,
will also hunt zebras in packs.
The bigger the group, the
larger the animal they
hunt, it can takes almost 10
hyenas to catch a healthy adult
zebra.
Cheetahs are the world's
fastest land mammals.
When they're on their
own, they prefer to hunt impalas,
Cheetahs, unlike other
hunters, rely on