What carnivores would a Lion not hunt?

Question

I'm not talking about carnivores a Lion couldn't hunt because it'd simply fly away, I'm talking about a carnivore a Lion wouldn't hunt because it may be slightly intimidated by it.

Can be from any country.

Even though they have been hunted by a bunch of 30 lions before, it's rare that an Elephant would be hunted by a lion. Maybe a horse and a Mexican bull wouldn't dare be hunted by a lion... any others?

Answer 1

there is none cus lions  hunt anything dat stands there way

Answer 2

if they could hunt an elephant i think they can hunt any land animal. except an adult rhino.....iono

Answer 3

Hyenas.  Lions kill them occassionally to prove dominance, but Hyenas kill lion cubs too.  They are natural enemies.

Answer 4

the Killer Whale is the only mammal that has no animal that naturally preys on it

Answer 5

Rhino, Hippo and Elephant. Possible adult Giraffe

A pride of lions would probably go for horses and Mexican bulls actually. They go for buffalo.

Answer 6

It is very rare for lions to attack healthy, fully-grown hippos or rhinos, though calves and injured individuals are at risk. As you say, it is not common for lions to hunt elephants, but surprisingly this happens more often than them killing hippos or rhinos. In Botswana a few years ago I saw a pride of 26 lions kill an adult elephant. Lions are very powerful animals, and in groups there is no herbivore they could not take down if really determined to do so. After all, the African elephant is the largest land animal on Earth - if they can kill them, they can kill anything smaller. A horse or a bull would present no problem - African buffalo are one of the lion's favourite prey species, and are considerably larger, stronger and more aggressive than domestic horses or cattle.

As for carnivores, lions do not technically 'hunt' them, as in kill them for food. They will kill other predators that share their environment to reduce the competition for prey - this includes hyenas, leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs - but they do not eat them unless they are starving (the meat of carnivores apparently tastes bad).

Answer 7

Hyenas do most of the hunting,then the lions come along and take over the kill,giving rise to the myth that hyenas are only scavengers!

Answer 8

maybe a hippo