Larger animals are brought to the ground by jumping on their backs. This is usually when the bigger, stronger male lions decide to join in. With a maximum speed of 60 kilometres per hour, compared to a cheetah’s 97kph, they are pretty slow. By stalking their prey they are able to get as close as possible before the chase begins. Lions are also scavengers and will happily steal food from other animals, or eat leftovers after a kill. This means than …
