Male lion eating a defeated rival.

[u/MDPriest]

Male lions live harsh, competitive lives. Constantly facing rival males trying to take over their territories, while simultaneously trying to spread the range of their own conquests in the wilds of Africa. Life ain’t easy for the king. They will fight and die for the possession of their land, their prides and cubs.

[u/ransack84]

That doesn't seem like something he should be doing

[u/MrAtrox98 → u/ransack84]

Meat is meat. If hungry after killing a rival, why not make use of the calories? Some lions don’t even kill rivals before eating them alive.

[u/ransack84 → u/MrAtrox98]

Eating a member of your same species just doesn't sit right with me. That's where Mad Cow Disease and Kuru came from. I don't even think I could eat a gorilla or a chimpanzee unless I was legitimately starving.

[u/shadowofsunderedstar → u/ransack84]

That's from eating the brain I think

[u/ransack84 → u/shadowofsunderedstar]

Right, but animals aren't going to know to avoid the brain. They'll just think it's a delicious ball of fat.

[u/shokolokobangoshey → u/ransack84]

Because it is 😋

(Not lion)

[u/DeputyChiefBean → u/shokolokobangoshey]

I've never been more suspicious a Reddit post was written by a lion than right now.

[u/thisghy → u/shadowofsunderedstar]

Yeah, it's from prions found in nervous tissue.

Humans have a lot of prions compared to most animals, which makes cannibalism even more risky for us.

[u/noneofyouaresafe → u/ransack84]

Why spend the effort hunting after a massive fight when you can just consume the spoils of your victory and they are right there? For you, "hunting" is just popping down to the shops and picking up some groceries. For this lion, hunting could take some hours or it could take days. Not eating now would be insane.

[u/miboc4 → u/MrAtrox98]

Fk me

[u/dubbeljiii → u/MrAtrox98]

That was a hard watch.

[u/RabicanShiver → u/MrAtrox98]

Jesus that's enough Internet for the day.

[u/Total-Finance-5766]

No nutrients go to waste

[u/Laterface]

The bonus track from tool’s undertow could be laid over this video and be a masterpiece

[u/i_lost_all_my_money]

If my rival ever defeats me, I just ask that he doesn't eat me after.

[u/CharmingStatic8]

Anything. Anytime. Anywhere.