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Because they have evolved a nutritional strategy that means that they can survive by eating most of whole carcasses - they do not just eat muscle, which is what your question may be implying.

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What is the nutrition of lions?

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What is meat eating social animal?

lions


Can lions feast on anything when they are hungry?

No. Lions are carnivors so they eat meat, not omnivours who eat meat and veg. Lions are big because of the amount of meat of other animals they eat. You don't see lions eating bananas, do you?


What lions eat apart from meat?

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Can lions move?

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Can you name the meat eaters?

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Which animals eat meat?

Carnivores are the animals that eat only meats, like lions. Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals, like humans. I hope that is the answer you were looking for, as apposed to you wanting someone to name every meat eating animal on the planet, because that won't happen.


Why do lions have hard tongues?

The lion has a rough tongue, and use it to rasp meat off the bone when eating.


Why does lions eat grass?

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