Meet the World’s Deadliest Lions (Who Reigned Over an Empire!)

Lions are very capable apex predators that can hunt and kill most things that live in their range. They also have an interesting social structure that lends itself to infighting and pressure from outside over territory. Sometimes, all that power, aggression, and social strife can lead to stories of lions that are even more entertaining than television dramas. In one case, the world’s deadliest lions reigned over 250 square miles of the Kruger National Park in South Africa, killed up to 100 other lions, and were among the most brutal lions ever observed. Today, we’re looking at the rise and fall of the Mapogo lion coalition.