Behavior:
        Lions are the only social wild felines in the world. Lions live together in big groups called prides. Each pride can has 30-50 lions, which is a total contradiction to the solitary nature of cats. The pride is consititued of few males, large numbers of females, and lots of cubs. The females in the pride are the sustaining backbone of the pride because they are responsible for hunting and providing food for the whole pride.

        Male lions don't hunt unless they are being kicked out of the pride and live a more solitary life. Female lionesses share the hunting process, where they mainly depend on ambushing instead of speeding after the prey like the cheetah. When the lionesses bring the food back to the pride, the male lions start eating first, followed by the females, and finally the left overs are what remain for the cubs. Lions are flexbile and will usually feed on various kinds of prey. The prey may include wildbeast, zebra, antelope, warthogs, giraffe, and buffalo. Female lionesses also share raising up each others' cubs.

        When male lions reach sexual maturity they tend to leave the pride otherwise they will have to challenge the dominant male in the pride. Once the young males leave the pride they start searching for other prides where they challenge the dominant males to be able to join the pride. Being younger and stronger, the young males usually kick the old males out, and moreover they kill the old males' cubs to provide better chance for their own cubs.