简介：Wethinkofthelionasthekingofbeasts-theperfectpredators-builttomakeaswiftcleankill-butthinkagain.Nowspectacularfootagerevealsanothersidetothishunterskillingpower.Wefollowafamilyoflioncubsastheystartoutinlife.Sevenoutoftheeightcubsaremale-forthemtheclockisticking,withintwoyearstheyneedtolearntohuntbeforesettingoutandfindingnewterritoriesoftheirown,toavoidtreadingonthetoesofthedominantpridemale.Thecubshuntinglessonsareperhapsnotwhatyoumightexpect;insteadofambushingtheirpreyandquicklydespatchingwithacleanbitetothethroat,theselionswrestletheirvictimtothegroundandtuckinbeforethehaplessbeastisdead.Whenthepreyisayoungelephant,itmeansaslowandpainfuldeath.Aretheselionsbehavingbadlyorisitsimplythatthisiswhatlionsdo?…