lion hunt

Tracking the pride

A lion hunt is the pursuit and killing of lions, historically practiced as a test of courage or royal sport across Africa and Asia.

The term also describes wildlife management culls or, in metaphorical use, any organized pursuit of a powerful target: The press conducted a lion hunt after the CEO's scandal broke.

Related

stalking · spear · spear throwing · Africa · tracker · ambush · kill · mane · roar · pursuit · Maasai · trophy · danger · courage · plains · grassland · predator · chase

Categories
Opposites
human activity toward wildlife

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Trip to photograph wild animals

wildlife watching · safari tour · game viewing · wildlife sanctuary · animal rescue

predator-prey dynamics

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Feline predator assault

man-eater · prey

Family

lion, hunt, lions, lioness, lionesses, leonine, hunts, hunter, hunters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG