A LION looks about to eat a cheetah — but it’s best to keep some perspective. The scene was captured by photographer Saeed Aljafar after he waited for the big cats to line up perfectly.

A LION looks about to eat a cheetah — but it’s best to keep some perspective. The scene was captured by photographer Saeed Aljafar after he waited for the big cats to line up perfectly.

From that statistic, the idea was borne that lions and cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are in direct competition with each other for the contest to see which cat would rule those of Africa’s ...

A jaw-dropping shot that appears to show a hungry lion munching on a poor cheetah is actually a clever optical illusion captured by a wildlife photographer at Kenya's Masai Mara National Park.

A lion apparently had enough of a cheetah hanging around a South African airstrip ― and gave chase. (Watch the video below.) The stop-and-start impromptu race was more comical than competitive. Mala ...

A lion’s top speed is around 50 mph, while the cheetah — the fastest land animal — can accelerate to 70 mph or more. The lion probably didn’t have to read about the velocity difference to know he was ...

Cheetahs in Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top predators, such as lions or hyenas.

Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top predators such as lions or hyenas. A new study in Springer's journal Behavioral ...