Do lions eat gorillas

Answer 1

Lions rarely attack very large prey such as fully grown male giraffes due to the danger of injury. An attack by an entire pack is more likely. When they do go after giraffes, they are almost always young giraffes.
Young giraffes have been taken but adults are simply too much for most lions. They're too difficult to bring down and their hooves can break jaws.

Answer 2

Under normal circumstances, lions do not eat lions.

However, lions are intensely competitive. If the patriarch of a lion group is killed, the young males will vie for the position. It has certainly been documented that the successful contender may then eat any potential future rivals from the cubs.

Lions are known to eat other lion's offspring or even their own offspring if food is scarce. They eat the offspring of other animals too, such as hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs and leopards.

I would only say "Yes" if they were UTTERLY desperate. Lions are not really ones for eating their own kind but if they were starving then Yes. Probably if they were already dead.

It is not that rare for big cats to be cannibalistic. Tigers and lions will sometimes eat cubs they have killed, and have been known to eat bodies of dead adults as well.

Answer 3

Lions typically do not hunt gorillas as they are not a common prey for them. Lions generally target ungulates (hoofed animals) such as zebras, wildebeests, and buffalo. Gorillas are primarily herbivores and live in dense forest habitats where lions are not common.

Answer 4

According to the Smithsonian website, the only big cat that ranges close to gorillas is a Leopard - and they don't tangle with each other very often.

Answer 5

yes lions will hunt and eat giraffe,but these large mammals are not an everyday meal for lions

Answer 6

No giraffes are herbivores , they only eat plants.