Zuri’s natural instincts could have taken over at that point, he explained, and so she ended up killing him.īruce Patterson, a researcher of Field Museum in Chicago, said he knows cases of wild lionesses that have attacked and injured lions who upset them. One possibility, Funston said, is that Zuri – who is described by the zoo as “an attentive and protective mother” – became fearful of Nyack, which led to the fight. Male lions have also been known to get aggressive and kill lionesses for refusing to mate. Sometimes the lions will kill cubs – usually when they take over new territory from another pride – to stake their claim on the females. Moment lionesses attack lion at West Midland Safari Park, Wild male lions will also typically chase off any male cubs when they grow up to ensure they are alone with the pride lionesses. But “I have never seen an instance that has ended in a death,” Funston said. In the wild, groups of lionesses do attack lions, typically in defence of their cubs or territory, and such incidents have been filmed at safari parks. Southern Africa for Panthera, global wild cat conservation organisation, regional director Paul Funston also said that this incident is surprising. Zuri had attacked Nyack twice: first time he ran off and returned behaving very submissively before she attacked him again. In contrast, Zuri was more dominant than a typical female. Nyack had been hand-reared, which possibly made him more vulnerable, Prof Packer said. Male lions in the wild “totally dominate” lionesses. The lioness personalities played a role in killing,” he suspected.’ “We’ve seen examples of males killing females, and groups of females chasing away males, but a single female killing a male? Never heard of it,” University of Minnesota’s Lion Research Center director Prof Craig Packer said and termed it “unprecedented”. The lion was “magnificent” and duo had never shown aggression before. Nyack died of suffocation, while Zuri was not hurt, said zoo authorities. Zoo staff could not separate Zuri, 12 & 11-kg, and Nyack, 10 & 147-kg who lived in the same enclosure for eight years. Lioness Zuri had attacked lion Nyack, father of her three cubs, and killed in their pen, an incident experts say is shocking and unprecedented, BBC had reported on 23.10.18. There are glittering examples of such attacks leading to death. A lioness or group also often attack lions to protect their cubs or their territory, even leading to death of lion/s. Female lions attack males in the wild due to disputes over food and pride for leadership. Lions are called the kings of the jungle because of their raw power and strength.
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