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Do lions eat their cubs?

No, but when the pride's male leader is challenged and beaten by a newcomer they usually kill the other make's cubs.


Would tsavo lion eat there cubs for food?

There have been recorded instances of male lions, including Tsavo lions, killing cubs that are not their own in order to bring the females back into estrus. However, it is not common for lions of any subspecies to eat their own cubs for food.


Does a mother lion eat its baby lion if it gets hurt?

No. Lions don't eat their cubs. However, male lions are known to kill the cubs fathered by the ousted male when they take over a pride. They do this to bring the females to heat so that they can produce their own genetic line. Apart from this, lions are not known to kill their own.


Do lions eat there cubs?

No. Lions don't eat their cubs. However, male lions are known to kill the cubs fathered by the ousted male when they take over a pride. They do this to bring the females to heat so that they can produce their own genetic line. Apart from this, lions are not known to kill their own.


What do male lions do after lionesses make their kill?

Male lions will always guard territories from being attacked or threatened by other animals, while female lions work together to claw or bite preys down. When the lionesses kill a prey like a wildebeest, the female lions would let the male lions to first eat the prey since male lions do all the fighting with intruding animals. When the lions ate some parts of the prey, the lionesses come to eat the left overs.

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Why do cheetah cubs have a mane to camouflage them?

So the male lions wont eat them.


Do lions eat their cubs?

No, but when the pride's male leader is challenged and beaten by a newcomer they usually kill the other make's cubs.


Would tsavo lion eat there cubs for food?

There have been recorded instances of male lions, including Tsavo lions, killing cubs that are not their own in order to bring the females back into estrus. However, it is not common for lions of any subspecies to eat their own cubs for food.


Does a mother lion eat its baby lion if it gets hurt?

No. Lions don't eat their cubs. However, male lions are known to kill the cubs fathered by the ousted male when they take over a pride. They do this to bring the females to heat so that they can produce their own genetic line. Apart from this, lions are not known to kill their own.


Do lions eat there cubs?

No. Lions don't eat their cubs. However, male lions are known to kill the cubs fathered by the ousted male when they take over a pride. They do this to bring the females to heat so that they can produce their own genetic line. Apart from this, lions are not known to kill their own.


Do Asiatic lions cubs eat?

Yes they eat meat.


Do male black bears eat their own or other bear cubs?

<Male Black Bears eat their cubs for a reason. When looking for food themselves, having left the mother/cubs they can stumble upon the mother's/cubs' territory. Since he is hungry, he ends up eating his cubs.


Can mountain lions eat bears?

Yes, cubs.


Do only male lions eat their family when injured or females to?

Male lions don't eat their family when injured or dead.


What do lions do in their spare time?

Eat and take care of cubs


What do male lions do after lionesses make their kill?

Male lions will always guard territories from being attacked or threatened by other animals, while female lions work together to claw or bite preys down. When the lionesses kill a prey like a wildebeest, the female lions would let the male lions to first eat the prey since male lions do all the fighting with intruding animals. When the lions ate some parts of the prey, the lionesses come to eat the left overs.


What are a lion's features?

Some of the lions features are: a. They are pure carnivores, they eat only meat b. They are apex predators, they have no natural predators c. Male lions have a Mane while females don't d. They live in prides headed by one or two male lions and a bunch of lionesses and cubs