Special case: the lion
The lions are, unlike most cats, very sociable animals, living in a troop of twenty individuals, consisting of a close-knit family with males (one to seven), females (usually ten ) and their young. The number of individuals is limited by the number of prey available in the territory, which can reach 500 km2, which is why young males leave the group to form their own families when they reach sexual maturity.
It is the lionesses that are responsible for hunting, males occupying rather keep out intruders, thus maintaining the safety of youth. But a male is rarely more than four years as head of a group, replaced by younger lions who have won a battle against each other. These changes are beneficial to the dominant clans, providing them with new blood.