Why do female lions do the hunting if male lions are larger and stronger?
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There’s 2 main reasons.
*1)* Their manes – They are actually really good defence, that protects their neck and head in fights with other male lions, but they are terrible when it comes to camouflage, so on a normal hunt, they stand out like sore thumb!
*2)* They have a job, they protect the pride! They often aren’t even with the pride. They will walk around the area of their land, and defend it from other lions, whilst the female lions hunt the land! Female lions are strong enough, especially in a group to take down most animals. The only thing that poses a threat to lions, is other lions, so you have your biggest strongest lion defend the pride.
*Side note)* They do hunt sometimes when the prey they are hunting is very large and they are needed, but the hunting style is a little different, and is more of a head on charge over and over until they catch one out!
Because hunting needs speed not strength, female lions are fast and better at surprise attacks
It’s a myth, both male and female lions hunt.
Male lions are better hunter and can hunt larger preys.
Male lions hunt by themselves typically. Sometimes with their coalition partners (other related males) if they have some. They don’t hunt with the females, which hunt together.
Only the female lion feed the cubs. This is typical in most mammal species.
Male lions will steal corpses from other predators including female lions. However, a female lion will not bring the meat to the male. The male has to find where the corpse is, chase the females away, and eat it. Male lions can do that because they are stronger than female lions.
Male and female lions interact very little besides sex. Male lion do not protect female lions. Though they do fight other males, which would kill the cubs if they can, so they protect their cubs that way, without ever interacting directly with the cubs.
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