Lions

Large cat of the Panthera genus, the lion is indigenous to Africa and India. Its physique is broad-chested and strong, and it has round ears, a small, rounded head, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. Female lions typically hunt in packs and target huge ungulates as their primary prey. Although some lions scavenge when opportunities arise and have been known to hunt humans, the species normally does not actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion is an apex and keystone predator.

Although baboons may not be a lion's primary food source, they will occasionally hunt them because lions are among the deadliest animals on the earth. So, one of the predators of baboons that eat baboons is lions.

Because they are mostly nocturnal creatures, lions seek for food at night, but baboons sleep at night and prefer to hide in trees from predators. However, a lion will occasionally hunt during the day, and if it does, a baboon will frequently be one of its prey.

Sometimes for several hours, lions may stalk their victim before leaping on it and killing it. They accomplish this by biting into the prey's windpipe and suffocating it. Although they have relatively little defense against lions, baboons can benefit from a greater lion's speed when climbing trees.

Even while some lions are also capable of climbing trees, some of them are patient and will wait at the base of a tree for a baboon to descend in search of food.