Lions are predatory carnivores. They usually hunt in groups, but
the actual killing is done by an individual lion. They
frequently bring down prey much bigger than they are themselves.
Showy males have more difficulty hunting than females because of
their conspicuousness, therefore females in a pride do the
majority of hunting. Males are still more aggressive during
feeding than are females, even though they are less likely to
have killed the prey. African lions eat the most common large
ungulates in the area (Thompson's gazelles Eudorcas thomsonii,
zebras Equus burchellii, impalas Aepyceros melampus, and
wildebeests Connochaetes taurinus). Individual prides tend to
have their own eating preferences. Some prides tend to target
large prey such as cape buffalo Syncerus caffer and giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis. Lions that are not able to capture large
prey will eat birds, rodents, fish, ostrich eggs, amphibians and
reptiles. Lions also actively scavenge, taking cues from hyenas
and vultures. In Tanzania's Seren