# Why don’t lions hunt other lions?

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**Created:** [August 29, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-lions-hunt-other-lions/594534 "2011-08-29T19:28:40Z")\
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> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Also I bet they’s nasty eatin’. Predators generally are.

It doesn’t sound _that_ bad:

> [@Website selling weird exotic meats - is this for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/26):
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> I’ve had Lion there. Tastes about like venison. And it’s kinda tough, despite having been pounded pretty good back in the kitchen.

People do eat predators; it’s something of a myth that they are bad eating. They are just economically/ecologically bad choices for food.

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