Its gold-colored eyes can see in the dark, and the lion has excellent senses of hearing and smell. Sometimes several lions hunt together. While several hide, others circle the prey and chase it toward the waiting lions that are crouched in the high grass. The male lions in the pride ordinarily let the lionesses do the hunting. But they kill for themselves when they find prey.
Cubs learn to hunt by watching the adults.
Lions and people Hunting lions. Whenever lions and people come into contact, the lion always loses. People have killed the lions in most of Asia and much of Africa. Lions kill cows, goats, and other livestock for food. And on rare occasions they kill people.