Did You Know: Why lions live in prides...

New research suggests that lions do not live in prides because it is safer, nicer, easier to catch food or whatsoever. Instead, it suggests the primary reason for lions to have developed a social structure is that only then they can defend and maintain a good hunting ground. Read a summary on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12806519

or the full story on http://www.cbs.umn.edu/eeb/lionresearch/research/groupliving.shtml