>>95527620>very rarely fighting off another male trying to take overThat is not true.
> females do all the huntingMales hunt more than you think.
> 1) They tag along for larger kills often and swoop in once the females down the prey. A band of 3-4 brothers can take down a buffalo more successfully than a pride of lionesses. > 2) Male lions do not just sit around and laze anymore than females might. They patrol and hunt on their own but instead of chasing prey down, they are ambush hunters. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130318132639.htm>90% of males never get laidBecause they can't compete with the larger, older males until they're out of their prime.
But coalitions of males are extremely successful in both mating, keeping prides and hunting. They have the best bromances.
>>95529301Manes vary from region to region and largely on ambient temperature and/or genetics(such as tsavo lions). Pic related, Ethiopian lions(recently re-discovered in the wild) are known for black manes as well as cape lions but they're extinct now.