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Crippled lions and cubs may fall victim to hyenas and leopards or be trampled by buffalo or elephants. Careless lions may be maimed when hunting prey. [170] Nile crocodiles may also kill and eat lions, evidenced by the occasional lion claw found in crocodile stomachs. [171] Ticks commonly infest the ears, neck and groin regions of the lions.
The size of adult elephants makes them nearly invulnerable to predators. [35] Calves may be preyed on by lions, spotted hyenas, and wild dogs in Africa [94] and tigers in Asia. [35] The lions of Savuti, Botswana, have adapted to hunting elephants, targeting calves, juveniles or even sub-adults.
Other than humans, African buffaloes have few predators and are capable of defending themselves against (and killing) lions. [18] Lions kill and eat buffaloes regularly, and in some regions, the buffaloes are the lions' primary prey. It often takes several lions to bring down a single adult buffalo, and the entire pride may join in the hunt.
Possibly resident. Possibly extinct. Resident and reintroduced. The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching an average shoulder height of 3.04 ...
In 2019, a suspected poacher was attacked and killed by an elephant, and his body eaten by lions in the northeastern Kruger National Park, authorities said at the time.
The Gir lion is similar in size to the Central African lion, [3] and smaller than large African lions. [29] An adult male Asiatic lion weighs 160.1 kg (353 lb) on average with the limit being 190 kg (420 lb); a wild female weighs 100 to 130 kg (220 to 285 lb).
An Asian elephant bull chained during musth, with discharge from the temporal glands. Musth or must (from Persian, lit. 'intoxicated') is a periodic condition in bull (male) elephants characterized by aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones. It has been known in Asian elephants for 3000 years but was only ...
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, [3] is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN due to its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals. [1]