The results surprised them. After the invasive ants arrived, the lion prides shifted from hunting mostly zebra to hunting African buffalo.

Researchers at Lion Country Safari entice lions to chase and "kill" lures in order to better understand how they hunt. That knowledge could help save the species in a crowded world of the future.

“It’s very difficult for lions to kill buffalo. It’s a lot of energy compared to [hunting] zebra, and sometimes buffaloes kill lions when they’re fighting.” ...

That discombobulates the local lions, which often use this cover to hide when hunting zebra. To compensate, the lions switch to hunting buffalo, which are more dangerous, but less fleet of foot.

New research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student shows that invasive ants in a Kenyan savanna have caused lions to change their predatory behavior.

Wildlife officials have released a young female mountain lion into the mountains of Orange County, California, after it was ...

Lion vs. Wildebeest: How Lions Hunt as a Pride Lions may not have the cheetah’s speed or the leopard’s forest cover, but they have other tricks for hunting prey.