What animal would eat a lion?

The only predator lions face is humans who kill lions for sustenance, medicinal uses or other reasons. Lion hunting is an important Maasai tradition for demonstrating bravery. However, lions sometimes prey on animals that can fight back and kill them, such as crocodiles and sable antelopes. read more

The only danger to them is getting killed by a big male lion when they are babies or in a proper male to male fight which takes place to be the head of a pride of lions. But many other animals do eat dead lions. Scavengers for example, like vultures will very happily eats lions once they are dead either due to old age , illness or any other reason. read more