The animal that lions fear the most are elephants as well as rhinos.
Lions fear elephants and rhinos the most due to their size as well as their incredible strength.
Lions generally avoid rhinos and elephants and lions often avoid large hippos even though they are prey animals, as hippos can be dangerous to lions as a result of their powerful jaws and aggression.
Hyenas in large numbers can also pose a threat to lions, especially when they are competing for food.
And sometimes lions will even avoid other lions, especially the larger male lions as well as large herds of buffaloes which can inflict lions with serious injuries.
Lions are also afraid of adult adult crocodiles and tend to avoid crocodiles but crocodiles are not afraid of lions as crocodiles are apex predators, which means that crocodiles are not often naturally afraid of other animals.
However crocodiles do still respect the power of a large lion.
As for lions, lions are known to be cautious around water as a result of the presence of crocodiles.
Crocodiles can even prey on lions, especially when the lions are in the water.
Crocodiles being apex predators are not naturally afraid of most types of animals, including lions.
Crocodiles such as the nile crocodile can be larger and much more powerful than lions and a large crocodile, especially in the water can pose a very serious threat to a lion.
Lions also know that crocodiles are dangerous and can ambush them very easily and take them down.
Even lions just like crocodiles are apex predators and prefer to avoid any conflict that is unnecessary.
And while not a very common thing, crocodiles have been know to attack and kill lions, especially when the lions are in the water.
Although lions have also been observed hunting and eating of baby crocodiles but not the adult crocodiles.