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Lions? Females rule the groups there. See https://www.reddit.com/r/AskBiology/s/M1VsH34t5Y

That articles says females do the hunting and getting food for the male while males only handle territory.

That’s equivalent to the male on the couch watching TV with a shotgun on his lap defending his territory and the females going hunting (aka kitchen) to make the husband a sandwich.

Joking aside the males are the leaders. How do I know? They kill the kids on arrival and the females can’t do fuck shit.

> That articles says females do the hunting and getting food for the male while males only handle territory.That articles says females do the hunting and getting food for the male while males only handle territory.*

That's a myth.

Male lions do hunt. When hunting alone and not as "heavy support" for the females, they use different strategies than the females, and do it in a different environment. I read an article from a researcher about that in particular, can't remember any context to find it quickly though.

There are many (scientific and casual) articles like that though:

- https://singita.com/archive/wildlife/wildlife-mythbusters-ta...

- https://medium.com/@shelldonwells/do-male-lions-hunt-e9f5ea5...

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