Do lions eat other cats (e.g. domestic cats, cheetahs, tigers, etc.) or other lions for that matter?

Answer 1

Overall lions do kill many other cats, but more often than not they do not actually eat them. They are known to eat other felines such as cheetahs, leopards and other African cats... it just does not happen too often.

Lions right now are actually causing a huge problem with cheetahs. Prides have been hunting down and killing mass amounts of cubs and at times the mother as well. One of the problems is the cheetahs really have no where to hide, not to mention they cannot climb trees (talking straight up) and they are not able to defend against such a large cat. More often than not when a lion moves in the mother cat will hide the cubs the best she can, try to drive the lion to another location and hope for the best. If memory serves more than half of the cheetah cubs out there never make it past the age of 6 months. Lions are a huge part of that problem.

With an animal like a leopard the kill is a bit tougher. Leopards are a very aggressive cat and will not back down from a fight as fast as a cheetah. They are also excellent climbers and as long as their is a good tree close by they can get away rather fast. Not too many leopards are lost to lions each year, but it does happen (with cubs, old or sick/injured leopards).

Lions killing lions is also a nasty story. It happens all the time, mainly for two reasons. The first being when males get into fights over females, the second is a bit more sad. When a new male takes over a pride the first thing he will do is kill ALL the cubs in the group. This will force the females back into cycle so he can breed with them and pass on his DNA. A few of the cubs might be eaten, but the majority are left for other animals such as hyenas, jackels, vultures, etc.

Answer 2

Do Lions Eat Cheetahs

Answer 3

Well, tigers and lions would never come in contact with each other...nor would they be likely to come in contact with domestic cats. Tigers are found in Asia and Lions in Africa. Cheetahs are found in Africa...but lions do not hunt cheetahs. Cheetahs and Leopards steer clear of lions whenever they could..but they are not hunted by lions...predators do not hunt predators..but can have confrontations and fights sometimes. In a controlled situation with these animals together outside of nature...I am sure a lion would easily kill and eat another cat.

Answer 4

Yes, a lion will eat other cats, Felis spp. Couple years ago nature documentary on PBS about a pride of African lions showed this. Not only that, but male lions kill cubs of other lion prides.

http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/lions.cfm

"There are cases on record of lions killing leopards who happen upon them, and the same is true of cheetahs and hyenas."
http://www.lioncentral.com/noframes/maneatnf.html

Answer 5

Lions sometimes eat other cats. Tigers live in Southern Asia and Cheetahs live in about the same part of Africa, but keep to themselves.
Lions mainly stick to their diet of zebra, giraffe, buffalo, gazelles and impala. However, if lions do find cheeta scraps left behind, it saves them a hunting trip, and they will dine on it.

Answer 6

Yes, lions will definitely eat other cats if given a chance.

Cheetahs in particular are often in danger from lions that share the same territory.

A little kitty cat would barely be a snack for lion.

Answer 7

Lions eats wild cat when they hungry

Answer 8

They are frequently the top predator, or a niche predator in their neighborhood, so no.

But a cat could conceivably eat another. But they are more likely to fight or mate, or stay away from each other.

Lions are in Africa, tigers in India.

Answer 9

Yeah they do, lions have like families called prides. Males from other prides will kill each other and "claim" the females.

Answer 10

Wow, thank you! I was wondering the same thing today