Lion/Hyena battle

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Got this from legion, very cool video:

http://abum.com/?show_media=151

[Spino]

I've seen this clip before, it's cool but quite old. Although I don't recall hearing the Beastie Boys playing over the original clip... ~:p

For my money the real king of the jungle is the Bengal Tiger. There was a documentary made on this two man team, an American and a Brit, who worked together to get the funds for a Bengal Tiger preserve... in Africa! They bought a massive tract of land, fenced it off, and trained two Bengal Tigers (brother and sister) completely unfamiliar with what it means to be a wild tiger, to stalk and hunt in a smaller compound before tagging them with radio transmitters and letting them loose on the preserve. The tigers' 'final exam' was a herd of antelope or some such fleet footed animal. I have never seen lions do the kind of killing these tigers did. I have also never seen lions leap and move like these tigers did; leaping several feet and catching antelopes in mid air as they attempted to jump over a river bed. The carnage was positively jaw dropping, and unlike lions the female tiger was virtually on par with the male in terms of speed and strength.

The Lion may be the king of the jungle but the Bengal Tiger is the Lord-Emperor-King-of-Kings!

[rasoforos]

Its a bit dificult for a Lion to be the king of the Jungle since they mostly live in Savannas ...tigers on the other hand are locationally more appropriate for this title...

I think this video is from a documentary i saw some years ago. After a number of skirmishes the male lion targeted and killed the Hyena Matriarch (yep the females rule in Hyena world) and then the second Hyena in comand (the Matriarch's daugther) effectively bringing chaos to the pack. It goes to show that male lions are not good just for sleeping and having sex all day...

[Spino]

Its a bit dificult for a Lion to be the king of the Jungle since they mostly live in Savannas ...tigers on the other hand are locationally more appropriate for this title...

Hey, I didn't make the term up. Besides, I can see the logic at work here. After all, 'King of the Savannah' doesn't have quite have the same ring to it.

[DemonArchangel]

IMO, Lions are better on the savanna than tigers are.

Reasons:

*Lions can run longer distances before getting tired and can run faster (up to 50mph), which is perfect for chasing down that nasty zebra or antelope that got away.

*Lions will work in groups to take down animals, I don't care how strong or agile your tiger is, tigers cannot grasp the concept of working with other tigers to come in at multiple angles and that reduces their chances of a successful hunt.

*Although tigers have more powerful jaws and stronger flank muscles, lions have more powerful forequarters, mainly to drag animals down to the ground more easily and in cases of crocodile attack at a local waterhole, to drag things out of the water more easily.

*Although both would be damn hard to see on the plains, the lion is just the right color to blend into grass.

*Tiger pelts are more valuable on the black market, thus the tiger would get shot by a poacher, making the lion the default winner.

[Spino]

IMO, Lions are better on the savanna than tigers are.

Reasons:

*Lions can run longer distances before getting tired and can run faster (up to 50mph), which is perfect for chasing down that nasty zebra or antelope that got away.

*Lions will work in groups to take down animals, I don't care how strong or agile your tiger is, tigers cannot grasp the concept of working with other tigers to come in at multiple angles and that reduces their chances of a successful hunt.

*Although tigers have more powerful jaws and stronger flank muscles, lions have more powerful forequarters, mainly to drag animals down to the ground more easily and in cases of crocodile attack at a local waterhole, to drag things out of the water more easily.

*Although both would be damn hard to see on the plains, the lion is just the right color to blend into grass.

*Tiger pelts are more valuable on the black market, thus the tiger would get shot by a poacher, making the lion the default winner.

Party pooper...

[DojoRat]

Its a bit dificult for a Lion to be the king of the Jungle since they mostly live in Savannas ...tigers on the other hand are locationally more appropriate for this title...

I think this video is from a documentary i saw some years ago. After a number of skirmishes the male lion targeted and killed the Hyena Matriarch (yep the females rule in Hyena world) and then the second Hyena in comand (the Matriarch's daugther) effectively bringing chaos to the pack. It goes to show that male lions are not good just for sleeping and having sex all day...

I think i saw the same show. It could be why the male lion is so big and doesn't hunt.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Tigers would take a lion any day.

A great fight(would never happen but it would be cool)

Tiger vs polar bear that would be a kick arse fight but i think the polar bear would come through with its power. Any other good match ups?( i love animals and its only a what if Q not to be taken seriously mates)

[DemonArchangel]

Tiger would take a lion only in ambush.

[Oaty]

Hyenas have more pounds per square inch in there bit than a lion. A hyena can easily snap a lions bones and this is why when lions and hyenas cross it is usually only a standoff. The lion may kill the hyena but if the win cost a broken leg, both are at a loss.

I loved it when that lion went rushing right past that (baby deer?) Obviously the hyena was probably stalking it and the lion saved its butt otherwise it would have ended up being a nice snack

[LeeJackson]

Oaty,

I know what you say is true, but I have also heard that Hyenas will not mess with a male lion. They will harass and take kills from the females but they almost always scatter when the males comes. Apparently the male is big and powerful enough to do serious damage with just swipes of his paws, being able to break bones and backs.

[Fragony]

Daddy got angry Teach those bastards who is the boss!!!