Hunts of impala and medium-sized prey are significantly more likely to be successful when the lions do not stalk their prey but rather chase them immediately upon detection. Generally speaking, if a lion misses its target on the first run it usually abandons the chase. Secondly, the lion’s charge is generally launched directly at its quarry and it rarely alters the path of attack, as do other cats. One reason for lions’ relatively low hunting success rate is that lions do not take into account wind direction when hunting they often approach prey from an upwind direction thereby alerting the prey and ending the hunt. Most successful hunts are on dark nights in dense cover against a single prey animal. Lions hunting singly by daylight have a success rate of 17 – 19%, but are the equal of groups at night reopening the debate as to why lions became the only sociable cat maybe it is to control exclusive hunting grounds. Lions hunting in pairs and groups have a success rate of c. Of 1,300 hunts observed in the Serengeti, 48% involved only one lion, 20% involved two, and the remainder involved a group of three – eight (up to 14).įemales do the majority of the hunting, and males who tag along with the hunt usually stay back until a kill is made.
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This happens mainly during daylight when stalking prey is more difficult. Lions stalk their prey, although ambush behaviour has been observed. As such, lions rely on stalking their prey and seldom charge until they are within 30m unless the prey is facing away and cannot see the charge.
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With relatively small hearts and lungs, lions are not fast runners a maximum speed of 60kph, nor do they have the stamina to keep this pace for more than a 100 – 200m.