Is it true that maneating lions are mostly male, loners and bald?

Answer 1

Old males would be chased away from the pride by a younger lion. That's when lions would have to hunt since he is left with no pride where females would do the hunting and share their kill. Hence, such males tend to go after easier targets and that could include humans.

So, it could be that lions which resort to killing men are old and male and alone, but it's not always true since any lion can turn into a man eater.

Answer 2

There have been cases of healthy, mature lions in the prime of life becoming 'maneaters', it's true they are mostly male though, As for bald; the lions that terrorized workers of the railway from Nairobi to Mombasa in Kenya and became notorious maneaters were 'Tsavo lions' who do not grow a very big,thick mane!

Answer 3

I believe pogonoforo is correct on this one. Within a pride, lionesses do the hunting, and generally prey on herbivorous herd animals. So you will rarely see a pride of lions attack humans, and if they do, they are defending their territory from (what they rightly view as) another predator. While male lions don't generally hunt, the elderly male leaders of the pride are usually banished when a younger stronger male becomes the dominant leader, so as to prevent the elder male from continuing to breed with the females. Cast out and desperate, these males are forced to hunt any prey that they can take down in order to survive. Since these unfit males have no chance hunting typically swift-moving grazers alone (even young lionesses must employ ambush tactics to catch the generally faster herbivores), they prey opportunistically on anything they can catch, which sometimes includes slow-moving bipedal hominids.

Answer 4

Yes, all characteristics of old big bosses from prides of the past.

Since they no longer run and aren't Strong and have no sharp teeth, humans are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to catch than a cow.

Answer 5

lions only eat humans if they are starving to death, human flesh has such a high salt quantity that it quickly kills animals that eat it

Answer 6

yes but woman eating lions are young handsome and virile, its all those extra hormones they be getting