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Many of us are familiar with a 1990s cartoon lion cub
as well as a 2010s computer graphic lion cub
up on the big screen mourning the death of his father.
It cans definitely tug at the heart strings
when we think about an animal losing its life
but when we all know the lion to be the king of the jungle,
does it ever make you wonder what can knock them from the thrown?
Today we are going to be talking about the animals that can defeat a lion!
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If you go down to the woods today,
the teddy bear is not going to be what greats you in certain parts of the world.
While it may not be common to see a lion and a grizzly in the same area,
if they were to go up against one another the bear would be the victor.
Think of what a Grizzly bear looks like:large in stature,
even more so when they are on their hind legs.
There is plenty of fur on them as well as fat
making it difficult for any opponent to sink their teeth in the bear’s hide.
They may be slow but with a swipe of the paw should it connect
would cause the lion to go down for the count.
Heaven help the lion should the bear be able to get their teeth on the lion.
The force of the lion’s bite is 600 psi
while that of a Grizzly bear is 1160 psi – almost double the force.
Thanks to the strength and stamina the Grizzly has,
the lion would not be the winner in that fight.
Have you ever seen two kittens fight one another
and jokingly bet on who would win?
Their little paws holding onto the other’s head while their hind legs
start kicking like little jackhammers.
All well and good until one has had enough and escapes down the hall.
If you saw a tiger and a lion go one on one,
the turnout might end a little differently with fur flying and gouges in the skin.
In looking at whether or not the tiger could kill a lion,
we are looking more at if they are facing off one on one
since if it were a pride facing a solitary tiger,
the odds would not be in our striped feline’s favor.
Looking at the size of the two giant cats,, in particular the Bengal Tiger,
it would be our orange and black striped friend
who would come out of the ring a winner
based on the size and weight they can achieve.
Lions are used to hunting it packs
so when attacking it is a group effort
resulting in the lion not using as much of the energy
as the tiger would since they hunt on their own.
There are those on either side of the coin that says either cat will win.
All we know is we do not want to be between them
when their claws come out.
There are several different types of buffalo out there
but the ones that can defend them the best and even take down a lion or two
are the African Cape Buffalo.
If we compare their sleeping habits,
lions tend to sleep an approximately 20 hours over the course of the day
while our hooved friends look at 2 hours tops to keep themselves alive.
They are able to steer clear of the furry feline thanks to their sense of smell
to make up for their poor eyesight and hearing.
Should they need to take on the lions,
these animals tend to be more of an offensive line in football
as they will charge through the grass trampling any that are heavy sleepers
and going after the cubs.
We have seen the scene in The Lion King where Mufasa is taken down
by the herd during their stampede.
Hooves are not the only thing that can take down a lion
but if a lion tries to attack from the front,
then they have to deal with the horns
that can cause massive damage by gouging,
often resulting in fatalities.
Like many of the animals on our list,
if it is a solitary animal facing off against a herd of lions,
then almost every time it will be the lion that will win in the end
solely because of positions and strategic planning on the lion’s part.
Get them one on one though
and that is where the problems can come to play.
When we think of a crocodile,
many think of the one who had a taste of Captain Hook’s hand
and would lie in wait for their prey to arrive.
Same goes for the ones in nature
as they can wait in the water for the lions to come and get the fluid they need.
Due to the scale armor they have on their body,
crocodiles have a fighting chance when trying to take down the lion
as their claws are unable to penetrate.
They do need to be careful though
as if a lioness manages to inflict a wound or damage the eyes,
the crocodile may not be the victor and kill the lion.
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Now onto a few more animals who can defend themselves against the lion in a fight to the death.
Moving onto our last few animals,
we have another armored opponent
that will make it difficult for the lion to take it down.
Thanks to the massive horn on their face,
so rhinoceros is not afraid to charge at the lion to defend themselves.
One may think that their size would keep them slow
but they are able to build up steam to around 40 mph
and if connecting can do some damage.
More times than naught, you won’t see a single lion take on a rhino
due to the armor and strength the beast has,
including the fact that they weigh close to a ton.
Two or three may try their paw at it but may still end up short.
Coming into the top three animals that can kill a lion,
our next giant in the animal world weighs between two to five tons
and are not as sweet as the animal mentioned in the
“I want a hippopotamus for Christmas” song.
If a lion moves in to try and take down the hippo,
they will want to be wary of the teeth and jaws.
Hippos have been known to capsize small boats with a single closure of the mouth.
The hippo can even take on the crocodile in its scale armor
and crush it as well if they are feeling threatened.
Much like the rhino, a hippo is faster than one would think
and a lion knows better than to try and take it down alone,
resulting in dinner being an antelope or deer of some kind.
A gentle giant,
the giraffe is one animal we did not expect to see
on the list that can take down a lion.
The long neck not only grabs leaves from the top parts of trees
but if swung in just the right manner – like a golf club
then once it connects with the body of an oncoming lion
it can leave the lion in shattered pieces
that can do damage inside.
If the neck is not enough,
then with the powerful hind legs, the giraffe can kick out like a bucking bronco
and put down the feline before much damage is done.
Due to the giraffe being so tall,
the lion is unable to sink their teeth into the neck to pull it down
putting them at risk of the 60 mph feet.
We come to one of the most fathomable defenders
of the wild when it comes to a lion and its enemy.
When we think of elephants, we often picture Dumbo the flying elephant,
giants of the circus world and those that march
holding the tail of the one ahead.
Due to the size of a full grown elephant,
lions will seek to go after the young ones or smaller females
by circling and going for the hind legs and back.
Heaven help them if they are silly enough to try a front assault.
If they were to try that maneuver,
the elephants would be able to knock them aside with the use of their trunk.
Either a knock or even a grab using their trunk
and tossing them would put the elephants above the lions.
Using the circle formation when they hear more than one lion,
the matriarch elephant will stop at nothing to protect her family.
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