Influence of drought on predation of elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves by lions (Panthera leo) in an African wooded savannah

• Published in: Journal of zoology (1987) Vol. 270; no. 3; pp. 523 - 530
• Main Authors: Loveridge, A. J., Hunt, J. E., Murindagomo, F., Macdonald, D. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2006
• Subjects: drought; Elephants; Grasslands; Hwange National Park; Loxodonta africana; Panthera leo; Predation; Wildcats; Zimbabwe

Data were collected on species killed by lions Panthera leo in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2004. Lions killed predominantly large to medium‐sized herbivores, concentrating on buffalo Syncerus caffer, elephant Loxodonta africana, giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, wildebeest Connocha...