Why do lions and tigers only hunt at night ?

lions and tigers only seem to hunt at night

Why do lions and tigers only hunt at night ?
Stealth, they can't be seen as readily.





In addition it's taxing to be out during the day because of the heat. Couple that with lions being in Africa and the temperatures there adds to them hunting at night. Not to mention their prey sleeps during the night.
Reply:Because There Cats. There Awake A Night More Then Morning. And If They Have Even A Tiny Little Bit Of Light They Can See Great!
Reply:because they are "nocturnal" creatures....and thats what their instincts tell them to do. Also, thats when their food source is available.....which is all the other nocturnal little creatures.They can see in the dark too.
Reply:Not true. My guess is more towards dusk or twilight. Since tigers and lions depend on stealth and stalking to catch their prey (unlike the cheetah, who just chases them) this might pose an advantage.(then again, probably not, as most animals in the savannah are colorblind...well, at least half of them are)
Reply:Because they can...
Reply:no they don't! Lions hunt early mornings and evenings, when it's not too hot.
Reply:you got that totally wrong
Reply:because they're cats and cats are nocturnal. Also, they see better at night.
Reply:Rubbish.
Reply:They hunt at night because they also see better at night and have more chance to catch.. and other animals, its hard for them to see the lion/tiger aproaching...
Reply:Lions usually hunt at night, alone, or in groups. Their preferred prey are large hoofed mammals, such as zebras and wildebeests, but they will go after small hares as well as huge giraffes. Typically, a lion hunting alone will slowly and silently stalk its prospective victim, trying not to be seen, until it is about 30 m (about 98 ft) away. Then with a burst of speed, the lion will run toward the prey, grab it, and throw it to the ground. The lion kills the prey by biting the back of the animal’s neck with sharp canine teeth or by holding the prey's throat in its jaws until the animal suffocates. If, during a hunt, the prey detects the lion's presence and starts to run, the lion gives up. Although lions are capable of high speed over short distances, they do not have the endurance to chase down an escaping animal.
Reply:so that they arent caught
Reply:They don't. They sleep most of the day and night and hunt when they are awake.
Reply:they don't we do you live we're you see


and tigers?
Reply:Stealth...rudely.lol
Reply:Because they work 1st shift at the factory and then sleep all 2nd shift. Night time is their only free time to hunt and do hobbies...
Reply:Easy. lions and tigers only hunt at night because they can be sneaky and quiet during the night when they are hunting. Their prey could not easily see them, but they can see them because they have good eyesight.
Reply:Lions and Tigers hunt at night because they have good night sight. Also because there are night animals to hunt. They don't hunt at night all the time though.
Reply:At night they don't be afraid of hunters haha.





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Reply:they do hunt in daytime but prefer night so that they can't be seen from a large distance. Their massive bodies restrict their chase for a short time.
Reply:full of $hit they hunt all the time. have you never seen any wildlife documentaries/programmes?
Reply:THERE nocktowl like a owl
Reply:They're sneaky...
Reply:They won't get caught.
Reply:simple. if they hunt at night, its harder for the prey to see 'em, which gives them an advantage.
Reply:Due to their prey's habits allot of what they hunt is weakend at night giving them an advantage its also cooler so it conserves more energy , and they can hide a catch eaier from scavngers etc
Reply:so thier prey cant see them, because cats can see at night
Reply:Because they are sleeping during the day.
Reply:your information about the hunting strategies of lions and tigers is wrong. it is the leopard that hunts at night. lions and tigers hunt whenever they choose. not limited to night, at all.





wrong, wrong, wrong!
Reply:So that they won't have an unfair advantage over any blind animals!
Reply:well no they hunt at day too





BUT they hunt at night as well because thier eyes have night vision that their pray dosn't have





so its an advantage





but if you watch the discovery channel or animal planet you would see they also hunt at day





and my explantion is taken from a special I saw a few weeks ago on animal planet





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