Behavior Guide

Much of our research concentrates on identifying the roles that different behaviors play in lion survival and reproduction. Here is an illustrated guide to some of the many fascinating activities that lions engage in.


Daily life

Sleeping

Climbing trees

Swimming

Thermoregulation

Roaring

Threats


Foraging

Hunting

Scavenging

Feeding

Reproduction

Estrus

Male guarding

Mating

Motherhood

Fatherhood

Social Behavior

Male coalitions

Infanticide

Cub defense

Communal nursing

Territoriality

Social interactions

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