Can a lion kill an elephant?

It typically takes seven lionesses to kill an elephant, but just two males could do the same. Even a single male can overpower a young elephant. Between 1994 and 1997, Dereck Joubert found that the lions of Botswana's Chobe National Park were getting better and better at hunting elephants. read more

A lion is very much sedentary and leaves the hunting to the lioness' of the pride. So it would be a peculiar case even if a lion attempted an attack on a elephant. A lion doesn't have views of achievement or trophy kills like a human would. It's more than happy to go for the easy prey without too much exertion. read more