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Lions: This is the largest carnivore and lives in prides ranging between 5 and 15 animals. Lions normally hunt at night and theycan bring down animals as large as Buffaloes and antelopes such as the Uganda Kob.
It is usually the females who do the hunting in teams. On the other hand the males have to defend their position in the pride and often do so with a battle unto death. Young lions are also often forced out of the pride when they are about three years of age.

In the daytime lions mostly rest, in places like the Ishasha Plains at Queen Elizabeth and Kidepo Valley National Park you might find them climbing trees and resting in the shade of a tree away from pesky bugs that are found on the ground.

Male Lions can weigh up to 500 pounds, females ranging between 240 and 360 pounds in weight, now you can see how they can bring down a large Buffalo.

Large animals killed are eaten by the pride, while smaller ones may be consumed by one lion

In Uganda Lions can be found In Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park and just recently lions have been spotted on several occasions at Lake Mburo National Park.

The biggest threat to lions is encroachment by people such as there has been Queen Elizabeth Park when pastoralists moved in their herds and began to kill some of the lions in the area.