Are lions cannibalistic?
Lions are confirmed cannibals and the urge is not necessarily caused by hunger. Reproduction, the need to sire their own offspring, leads them to commit infanticide to get the lionesses into a state of oestrus quickly. Although cases of cannibalism have been recorded, they make up a minute percentage of lion kills.
Males frequently kill cubs when they take over a pride, and have been known to eat them.
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