Do hyenas even bully lions? Do lions eat hyenas?

In the African grassland, if the lion is the boss, it is the second, nicknamed "the second brother of Africa". The second brother is notorious in Africa, and it often appears in Africa-related animal columns, the most famous being the mix. Whenever other large carnivores tried their best to catch their prey, they staggered over like little gangsters and said to the other hyenas

Brothers, let's eat, shall we? Then they began to enjoy their meals, and the prey hunters were so exhausted that they could not fight, and had to slip away.

Hyenas' natural comprehensive qualities are not as good as those of top predators such as lions and tigers, but they have never been intimidated. The hyena that the lions eat also dare to hunt, whether it is a strong buffalo or a hippopotamus like Roshan have died in the mouth of these killers who are several times smaller than them, the height is not enough, then "dig out the anus" to make up, the hyena will never give up a larger and more dangerous target because of the congenital deficiency, which leads to the first black spot of the hyena, that is, the position of their lower mouth is very tricky.

This kind of attack on other people Kikube caused people to criticize the hyena's behavior as too despicable and disgusting. But the grassland is the weak, everyone speaks according to their ability, if you want to get the same treatment as the lion and cheetah, you must find another way to find the most suitable for yourself, and for the mediocre hyena, image and survival are things that cannot be both.

The pride and domineering of the lions have made them defend their prestige as the king of the grassland, and the bloodthirstiness and ambition of the hyenas make them unwilling to become pawns who catch rabbits.

Although the lion's physique has the upper hand, two fists are invincible to four hands, and a mouthful of fangs can't withstand 20 bloody mouths, and the little heart is trembling when you think about it, who let it run into a pack of hyenas.

It can be seen that when facing hyenas, lions do not dare to take it lightly.

Don't dare to be alone, the strength is not enough Hyenas are social animals, and when they see a lone lioness, they will attack it, they are competitive predators, and the male lion hyena group hides when they see it.

The reason why lions do not feed on spotted hyenas is not because of the high microbial content on them, but because spotted hyenas are carnivores and have very strong aggression and bite ability.

Although lions can prey on lone spotted hyenas by virtue of their size and numerical advantage, but in the process of predation, spotted hyenas can also cause serious damage to lions, and the probability of escape is also higher, and it is not cost-effective for lions to prey on spotted hyenas, so it is better to save energy to prey on other herbivores.

In the African savannah, in fact, there are many "happy enemies", such as lions and hyenas are the most typical pair, lions and hyenas live together in the savannah, and their living areas are almost the same, so to speak, where there are lions, there are basically hyenas, between them, only "killing", not "love". For thousands of years, the struggle between lions and hyenas has never ended, and it will never end, is their way of life.

Hyenas often snatch food from lions, so why don't lions dare to eat hyenas?

As the second largest predator in the African savannah, the hyena can be said to have almost no natural predators, because most of them live and hunt in groups, and the largest hyena group can even reach 80, and the bite force is stronger than that of lions, of course, for a single hyena, leopards, lions, elephants, tigers and rhinoceros and other large animals are very difficult for it to deal with.

First of all, in terms of size, whether it is large carnivores such as leopards and lions, or herbivores such as elephants and rhinoceros, their body length is generally more than 3 meters, which is 3 times that of hyenas, so the hyena alone must definitely avoid them.

If it was one or two, he would definitely not dare to provoke the lion. But if it's a hungry situation, and it's a pack of hyenas, they dare to attack even lions.

They are generally active in groups and hunt in groups. If there is a group of lions, they are afraid to approach, but for a lone lion, they still dare to attack.

If you are alone, they will attack in groups. This guy doesn't choose to eat, just to see if he can do it.

Won't be afraid, especially the lioness.

Hyenas like to hunt at night, and can chase zebras or wildebeest herds running at speeds of up to 65 km/h. Spotted hyenas can hunt individually, in pairs, or in groups of three, or in groups. A single hunt is often not very profitable, and 1 out of 5 successful hunts is considered good; However, hunting in groups may result in a harvest in 8 out of 11 attempts.

Documentaries have shown that when hyenas hunt alone, if they find food, they will howl to summon groups to come, and even drive away larger and stronger leopards.

Hyenas are a kind of strong medium-sized beasts, they collectively hunt large and medium-sized herbivores such as gazelles, zebras, wildebeests, etc., and can even kill half-ton African wild buffalo. In addition to hunting on their own, they often snatch prey caught by other carnivores, such as leopards and even lions.

Their bite force is actually quite average, slightly inferior to that of leopards. When hyenas hunt their prey en masse, they will swarm and bite the belly, neck, limbs and other parts of the prey's body. In case lions come to prey on their food, the whole herd of spotted hyenas devours the feast.

Hyenas are extremely efficient carnivores, and in just a few tens of minutes, only bones are left of their prey.

Because lions don't feed on spotted hyenas.

Spotted hyena is a carnivore, its own aggressiveness and bite ability is very strong, although the lion can rely on its own size, and numerical advantage to prey on the lone spotted hyena, but in the process of predation, spotted hyena will also cause serious injury to the lion, at the same time the probability of escape of the spotted hyena is also higher, the lion to catch the auspicious spotted hyena is very cost-effective, it is better to save energy to prey on other herbivores.

In addition, herbivores are less aggressive and tend to flee in all directions rather than fight back when encountering natural predators, so it is safer to prey on herbivores. It is precisely because it is safer and more efficient to prey on herbivores that they do not feed on spotted hyenas, even if they are often harassed by them.

The lion's living environment

Lions live in grasslands. Lions live in tropical savannas, meadows, shrubs and dry forests, and jungles are not suitable for lions. The lion is a large cat distributed in the African grassland, Asia and India, and is the largest cat with an average weight in existence.

Lions usually live in groups, with a pack of about 8 to 30 members, with an average of 17 heads. These often include successive generations of female lions, at least one adult male lion and some growing lion cubs.