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Lion cubs may be killed by males replacing other males in the pride. [1] In animals, infanticide involves the intentional killing of young offspring by a mature animal of the same species. [2] Animal infanticide is studied in zoology, specifically in the field of ethology. Ovicide is the analogous destruction of eggs.
In fear of infanticide, female jaguars will not tolerate the presence of any male, even the father of the litter, once she gives birth to her cubs. [6] If the father of a leopard's litter is present for the rearing of the cubs, there are fewer instances of infanticide as foreign males stay farther away from the cubs.
There's a reason why the two lion cubs had to wait a month before seeing the vet. As the video from the zoo explains, the cubs' mama, Zamaya, wouldn't let anyone near them for the first couple of ...
The history of lion–tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate of the offspring of a lion and a tiger. The name "liger", a portmanteau of lion and tiger, was coined by the 1930s. [4] "Ligress" is used to refer to a female liger, on the model of ...
A 17-month-old lion had to be euthanized after a long battle with a mobility issues and pain caused by a birth deformity. Lomelok is a male lion cub that was born at the Lincoln Zoo in January ...
Holly was partnered with another orphaned cub and together they pioneered a new rehabilitation program for orphaned cubs, where they even got access to adult mountain lions to learn some of their ...
Lions tend to dominate cheetahs and leopards, steal their kills and kill their cubs and even adults when given the chance. [149] Cheetahs often lose their kills to lions or other predators. [150] A study in the Serengeti ecosystem revealed that lions killed at least 17 of 125 cheetah cubs born between 1987 and 1990. [151]
The cubs' mother 'Masai' became pregnant after the father 'Maucho' underwent the procedure.