After The Kill: The Last Rays - a photo on Flickriver

Late one evening we tracked down this pride of lionesses right after the consumed their prey, bones and all. As you can see from their stomachs they can last for 3-4 days on this kill. There were no males in evidence, so they did not have to fight over the animal.

Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.

After the hunt, the group effort often degenerates to squabbling over the sharing of the kill, with cubs at the bottom of the pecking order. Young lions do not help to hunt until they are about a year old. Lions will hunt alone if the opportunity presents itself, and they also steal kills from hyenas or wild dogs.

For more information: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-lion/

Taken on: February 15, 2018

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