This method in turn makes a lion mad and he will come after the hunter. Recommended Safe Environment when Hunting a Lion Fighting a lion inside intensely vegetated area can be very dangerous, as he moves faster than a human being. Instead, the Maasai warriors fight them in the plain. This is the best decision to make and best place to be. The warrior s idea for doing so is to give the lion a chance to fight with the hunter.
Lion hunting is all about challenging another creature.
The mane is beautifully beaded by women of the community and is given to the hunter. It is worn on the head and used by warriors during ceremonial occasions. The lion mane serves as a warrior's costume and helps his fellow warriors, from other locations, identify the toughest warrior. When a warrior graduates from warriorhood and becomes a junior elder, he must throw the lion mane away for hyenas and other creatures to eat. Before the warrior throws the lion mane away he must pay respect to the mane in the form of sacrifice.