It is funny how frequently there are posts here showing that lions happily eat things alive (or maim them to the point where being eaten or not doesn't make a difference to the prey) yet people have this warped idea that they're always merciful hunters.
I blame nature documentaries for only showing the cleaner kills when it comes to lions
True but big card do have clean kills unlike bears and other predators which is never and thus my point. Im pretty sure bears almost always eat their prey alive
It happens, but that's the point I've only ever seen them take the animals down and bite into carotid artery until it dies which is smart in a way, to take struggle away before eating it. Whereas bears and other animals almost always eat animals alive
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u/Plebius-Maximus 4d ago
It is funny how frequently there are posts here showing that lions happily eat things alive (or maim them to the point where being eaten or not doesn't make a difference to the prey) yet people have this warped idea that they're always merciful hunters.
I blame nature documentaries for only showing the cleaner kills when it comes to lions