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For powerful prey, including other male lions, lions break the spine or neck first. The prey is then immobilized.
by aborsy 2y ago
For powerful prey, including other male lions, lions break the spine or neck first. The prey is then immobilized.
- adrian_b 2y agoOther male lions are not really big prey. For their biggest preys, like adult buffaloes or giraffes, lions are not powerful enough to break their necks or spines, their only killing method is suffocation. Breaking the spines is a method much more typical for bears, e.g. when killing cattle. On the other hand, hyenas and wild dogs kill big prey by evisceration, which is gruesome, but actually faster than suffocation.