Why Are Lions Important For Survival

Many species of animals use a variety of different methods to ensure the continued survival of their species. The desire for survival and prosperity is an instinctual trait that is shared universally among all animals. One particular species of animals that uses unique methods for survival are lions. Researchers have been fascinated with the way lions coexist with other lions and how they use each other for their own survival. One might not immediately assume that lions depend on coexisting with each other for survival. This is mainly because of the preexisting idea that lions are ferocious, powerful animals that rule over the animal kingdom. Numerous different aspects and arrangements are involved for the cooperation of lions to be possible.
It all stems from the fact that male lions are quite vicious and are ready to fight off anything that is deemed to be unsettling by them. However, the main reason they are deemed to be dangerous is because of their behavior regarding cubs. Whenever a male cub starts to grow and mature they are kicked out by the older male lions that have been with the pride for a long time. The older male lions do this because they want to avoid any potential situation where the growing male cubs will try and overtake them. Once the young male lion leaves the pride, they attempt to find a new home where they can establish a pride of their own. The way these young lions start their own pride is by finding another pride where they are able to kill the ruling male lions. If the young lions successfully kill the lions from the pride they will become the new leaders. Once the takeover happens, the young male lions kill all of the cubs in the pride they just became leaders of. They do this because the main goal for male lions is to reproduce and to keep their genes going. The only way for them to do that is to get rid of the cubs, so the female lions are free to reproduce with them (Stander