[Avodah] Lions

[Saul Mashbaum via Avodah]

RET notes that the lioness does most of the hunting for the lion family.

I understand that while this is true, the male lion has a very
important role in the family or group (pride). The male lions in the
group protect its territory  from hostile elements (often other
lions). The lion 'couple' divides up responsibilites such that the
female is the (main) hunter, and the male is the fighter. Indeed there
may be much more hunting than fighing that goes on, but this seems to
the lions to be an equitable arrangement. So it is the lion the
fighter, not the lion the hunter, which is the symbol of courage, and
this aspect makes the lion the 'king of the beasts'.

Saul Mashbaum