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The female lion captures most of the mid-sized prey (wildebeest, zebra, etc.) but the males typically catch the really big prey (buffalo & giraffe). They can eat a lot at a single sitting: a male can eat 43 kg in a day; a female may eat over 25 kg. But their average intake is only about 8-9 kg per day.
