Pride of Lions

adult females adult males alert appear behaviour buffaloes calves carcass catch cats chase cheetah close colour companions detect difficult ears feeding female leopard fighting flies gazelle genes George Schaller giraffes grass grooming group of lions habitat hartebeest herbivores hunting hyaenas impala individuals jackals kill landrover large number larger leopards less lion cubs lion pride lion's lioness litter live look male lion manage mane mating meat months mother move Nairobi National Park National Park natural selection neck night nomadic oestrous period offspring open country partly posture predators prey animals prey species pride males probably produce proto-lions radio-collar range rarely rear reasons resident pride rest roar scavengers Serengeti Seronera skin small cubs small kills social sometimes spots stalking subadult suckle survive tail teeth tend territory Thomson's gazelle tree ungulates usually victim vultures warthog watch wild dogs wildebeest woodlands yards young young lioness zebras