tiring and overwhelming prey before going for the kill. On this occasion, there was no assistance, and as takedowns go, it was far from the usual. The zebra was standing on top of the lion ...

The greater ecosystem, within which vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle migrate ... to study the effects of lion predation on prey populations—and to learn as much as he could, in ...

Five lions were sprawled out and sunning on rocks alongside Kenya’s Voi River. Hippos wallowed nearby. Elephants drank and splashed. Then, on some imperceptible signal, the mood shifted. The lions ...

A recent study finds that African lion populations are declining as their herbivore prey are as well, prompting a need to protect these prey species to reverse the trend. Preventing prey depletion ...

The main threats to African lions are human-wildlife conflict and natural prey decline ... especially herbivores like zebra and wildebeest – which in turn influences the condition of grasslands and ...