Hunting techniques of
lions are really unique and at
the same time it is very much
successful in long grass as
well as thick bush.
Typically, lions live in
prides with a rich and
reliable food supply that
enables them to be territorial.
When food supply is unpredictable
the pride increases their
territory and it becomes too
large to defend.
In those situations,
encounters between lions
from various other prides
become hostile, although the
actual fighting is rare.
Typically, the crocodile is
yellowish green in colour and
has dark patches arranged in
oblique stripes.
Crocodiles use mainly their
tails.
So if a lion gets closer
to the crocodile then the
crocodile will start to swing
its tail to get rid of the lion
easily.
It will not be easy or
simple to attack the crocodile on
land because they can also
run remarkably fast.
No matter how strong and
powerful a lion or lioness is,
the crocodile is also a very
powerful animal.
Obviously, these two are skilled
hunters, when it comes to
fighting they will use their
intelligence.
Both are strong at the same time
powerful.
Most conditions lions
are successful in killing a
crocodile, but they also suffer
severe injuries.
Most importantly they
can actually affect the
crocodiles to a major extent.
Any crocodilian vs. big cat
fight, the Crocodile wins
in water where it can attract
as well as move faster.
Alternatively, the lion wins on
land where it can dodge the
crocodile’s attacks, and it
began to suffer from the lactic
build up.
Usually, lions have to hunt
down a crocodile easily when it
crocodile is smaller, but the
larger crocodile will put up a
strong fight, at the end of the
fight nobody emerges as the
winner.
Cheetahs are known to be the
fastest land animal in the
world.
They reaching speeds
of up to 60 miles per hour
in a few seconds flat.
Cheetahs are lean, that
factor gives them speed, but
they are not very strong.
Cheetahs will usually eat
their meal as fast as possible
before a lion or hyenas can take
it away.
Despite this speed, it
is short burst, meaning their
hunting tactics must be spot on
to ensure capturing prey.
The stalk is what they’re
good at.
They crouch and lie
in wait until the prey has
averted their eyes, at which
time the cheetah will continue
moving forward slowly.
When a cheetah kills
its prey, it attempts to
subdue its food by latching on
to the throat and suffocating
the animal.
A cheetah, with
its non-retractile
claws and rather weak jaws, can
only hunt gazelles,
wildebeests, small antelope
and other appropriately
sized prey species.
Wildebeest are favorite prey
for almost every predators.
They are, however,
very strong, and can inflict
considerable injury even to a
lion.
Wildebeest have a maximum
running speed of around 80 km/h.
The primary defensive tactic
is herding, where the young
animals are protected by the
older, larger ones, while the
herd runs as a group.
We all know that lions
at times eat buffaloes.
But it sometimes
takes many lions to bring down a
fully grown adult buffalo.
Their bodies are heavily built
with thick stocky legs.
They also have horns which are
hook shaped curving
downwards.
The horns actually
grow up to 160 centimetre.
African buffaloes are
hard animals to capture due to
their unpredictable
and aggressive behavior.
So, one lion cannot
handle a fully grown African
buffalo.
The Buffalo uses its
horns for self defense against
predators.
The lion, on the
other hand, has very sharp teeth
and strong jaws but they are no
match for the buffalo’s
powerful horns.
A lion can never win
against a buffalo.
Taking down a fully
grown buffalo is a hard task for
the lion except with the help of
their pride.
Its because, the average weight
of an adult lion is 400 to 500
pounds.
Average weight of an
adult buffalo is 1800 to 2500
pounds.
It’s literally
impossible for a lion to knock an
adult buffalo off its feet due
to the massive weight of the
bovine.
But, a pride of lions
together can overpower an
adult buffalo.
A pride of lions
can overcome an adult buffalo is
by getting a firm bite on its
throat or windpipe.