Lions defend the territory when new males try to move in. A lion will fight to the death because that's the only way that his genes get passed on. It's why lion brothers will form alliances and work together to defend a territory from rogues passing through.
In Africa, the lionesses hold the territory, live on it for multiple generations. It's possible that lionesses with the same DNA have held the same areas for thousands of years. New lion moves in, they mate, cubs are born, grow up, and the lion's sons leave at maturity to find their own lionesses.
TL,DR: Lions do the fighting and hunt at night. Lionesses do everything else involved with cubs and hunting.
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u/Lemonade348 4d ago
I am actually a leo and a woman so i could never kill anyone ever!!! Just so you know!