Who eats first in a pride of lions?

Though females conduct most hunts(males usually hunt only when looking for their own territory but can sometimes assist in taking down large prey like a buffalo), the male lion feeds first any objections raised are kept to oneself. read more

It's the way the social structure works, the way things are; females hunt, males babysit until the cubs can join their mothers, and the male eats first. It's how the prides work. read more

Sometimes the males eat first, followed by the lionesses and then the cubs. Sometimes the males allow the cubs to eat with them, but make the lionesses wait. At other times, the whole pride pitches in and feeds together - males, females and cubs - with much snarling and squabbling. read more