When hunting they use their roar to scare prey toward the waiting lionesses. If a male lion has shown up as your totem, you may need to examine your usefulness within some group or community in your life. The lion does not fight for the sake of fighting. It avoids confrontations, and will leave the scene of danger if possible. This is a tactic to keep in mind if the lion is your totem.
Lions also hunt primarily by stealth, and the most common method of killing it is by strangulation.
This technique is something for those with this totem to practice developing when pursuing new endeavors and objectives in any area of life. Be stealthy for the greatest success. The idea of the young lion being associated with the rising sun is most significant. Since the females of the pride do most of the work, it actually reflects the idea of the rising of feminine energies. The sun has not always been a masculine symbol.