Lions are carnivores, and apex predators, and will mainly eat small animals when food is scarce. But lions will usually predate a number of larger land-based animals that have a mass of 50-300 kgs such as Antelopes, Buffaloes, Crocodiles, Giraffes, Hippopotamus, Pigs, Rhinoceros, Wild hogs, Wildebeests, Zebras etc