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Could vultures lead lions to a dead animal?

Lions are vulture watchers: vultures find carcasses from the air. Hyenas and even jackals also follow them to the potential food source.

More frequently asked questions on the Lion


How large is the average lion pride?

Do lions use specific strategy when they hunt?

Do males often fight over females or in territorial disputes?

Is there a way that one lion or lioness could avoid aggression from another?

Do the home ranges of lions overlap?

Do lions communicate well?

Does a pride of lions accept a stranger?

Do lions move around during the day?

Are lions cannibalistic?

Is lion cub mortality high?

Do female lions secure food for their cubs?

What is the purpose of roaring and when do lions roar?

When is the best time for spotting lion?

What is the normal life span of a lion?

How do lions kill their prey?

Do lions eat carrion?

Are lions sometimes injured by their prey?

Do lions hide during rainy weather?

Do the female lions do most of the hunting?

What are lions breeding habits?

Does the male or the female lion initiate copulation?

Were lions ever found on continents other than Africa?

Will a lioness allow cubs other than her own to suckle?

Do lions kill their prey quickly?

Do lions scavenge?

How much meat can a lion consume during one meal?

What are the normal causes of death in lions?

Why to male lions kill cubs that are not their own?

What are the preferred prey species of lion?

Can the female lion roar?

Do lions kill only when they are hungry?

When do young lions become independent?

Can lions climb trees?

Do lions often become man eaters?

Are lions territorial?

Why do some males have black manes?

Do lions have a social hierarchy?

Which habitat to lions prefer?

What speed can a lion reach when charging?

How often do female lions produce cubs?