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Lions eat mammals that are smaller than their size. They are predators with stealthy approach in order to gain food. Accordingly, prey animals will normally keep calm if they spot a lion at a safe distance as the predator typically does not have the stamina for a sustained chase and lions typically do not make the attempt.
Some of their natural enemies are mostly male lions who are seeking territory. Note that baby or young lions are called cubs.
Lions hibernate during the winter time.
While any hungry lion will probably attack a human that wanders by, and most might take a swipe at an obviously weakened one, some (usually male) lions actually seem to seek out human prey. Some of the more publicized cases include the Tsavo Man-Eaters and the Mfuwe Man-Eater. (Consequently, both incidents have books written by the hunters who slew the lions.) In folklore, man-eating lions are sometimes considered demons.
The Mfuwe and Tsavo incidents did bear some striking similarities to each other. The lions in both the Tsavo and Mfuwe incidents were all larger than normal, and lacked manes and they seemed to suffer from tooth decay. Some have speculated that they might belong to an unclassified species of lion.
Lions have also been known to breed with their close counterparts, tigers, while in captivity to create interesting mixes. These two new breeds are called Ligers and Tigons.
The Liger originates from mating a male lion and a female tiger. Because the growth inhibiting hormone present in the both the female lion and male tiger does not get passed down, these Ligers do not stop growing. They will grow constantly through their lifespan until their bodies cannot sustain their size anymore, reaching up to half a tonne. Ligers share some qualities of both their parents (spots and stripes) however they enjoy swimming, a purely tiger activity. Most ligers are sterile, however a few births have been recorded.
The Tigon is a cross between the female lion and the male tiger. Because both parents contain the growth inhibiting hormone, tigons are often very small, and can best be described as "house cat like" in appearance and size. Like ligers, most are sterile, and they all have both spots and stripes.
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