After killing an animal, the lion often drags it to a shady spot. Catching a large animal is not easy for the lion. The lion must surprise its prey by stalking. Moving slowly, its body close to the ground, the lion creeps closer. Then it usually seizes the prey's throat in its mouth and strangles it.
Lions often hunt at night because they can surprise their prey more easily in the dark.
Nature has equipped the lion well for this task. 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.