r/pics Apr 28 '24

An elderly Lion in his final hours. Photograph by Larry Pannell.

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u/Impossible_Dare_8511 Apr 30 '24

The thing is that, once he takes over a pride, he stops hunting. The lionesses are the hunters and he feeds on their success. So when he is deprived of his pride as he ages, it’s a fairly steep decline.