15 Merciless Attacks by Mother Lionesses

15 Merciless Attacks by Mother Lionesses
Lionesses are amazing hunters and are the ones that do most of the hunting. They can hunt on their own, with a few friends, or with younger sub-adults to teach them the ropes. However, when prey is too large, some males give a lending hand. How do you think lionesses would handle an elephant? If you want to see teamwork at its finest, keep watching as we countdown 15mother lionesses hunting ravenously.

Lioness Attacks Cheetah

Cheetahs are easy prey for lions and hyenas, but baby cheetahs are particularly vulnerable. Due to lion predation, cheetah cub survival in East Africa's Serengeti plains is only around 5%. It’s not because lions hate Cheetahs more than any other animals, but if given the chance, they will kill one without thinking twice, especially if it is a simple kill. This lioness ambushes two young cheetahs. One manages to escape, and the other one fights for its life, but it’s not enough. The lioness is way bigger and more powerful, and she finishes the cheetah off in seconds.

It’s no contest! I know it’s part of nature but seeing the lioness holding the dead cheetah is disturbing. These lions have executed a cheetah cub and its mother is calling out for it, but the cub doesn’t respond because it has been fatally wounded. The lions go along their merry way like two delinquents that just committed a crime and didn’t get caught. These poor cheetah cubs get the short end of the stick when a couple of lions are in pursuit of their mother. Of course, the youngsters are defenseless, and that’s why growth in the bush isn’t easy.

Lioness Hunting Oryx

Oryxes are huge antelopes that live in herds in Africa's deserts and parched plains. The Gemsbok is a big antelope belonging to the genus Oryx that dwells in Southern Africa. Both creatures have powerful horns that can kill even the most dangerous predators, and they are very similar. In this video, two female lions are ready to attack an oryx. Because oryx are often spooked by even the faintest sound, the lionesses must be incredibly quiet. One of the lionesses makes a mistake and emerges from her hiding place. They keep going for it, with one lioness trying to push the oryx towards the other. In the face of the lionesses, the oryx stays firm. The lions are defeated, and the oryx lives to fight another day.

After trapping an oryx in the Namib Desert's sweeping dunes, this lioness must defend her kill from scavengers. Her pride is on the way, but she needs to figure out a way to preserve her kill for the time being and she does a great job of that. As you can see the entire pride comes home for dinner and enjoys the feast. The game slowly creeps down to the waterhole to drink, but gets startled, and flees as these three lionesses hid behind a tree, close to the water hole for three hours. The animals were aware of the lionesses’ presence, yet they needed to drink because of the dry season, predator, or no predator. Many of the campsites in the park are directly on the edge of water holes, allowing visitors to view all the action and drama that occurred when the felines landed on this oryx. The scene that took place was not for the faint of heart.