TV and Movies·Posted on Aug 1, 2019Here's Everything "The Lion King" Gets Wrong About LionsIt should actually be The Lion Queen.by Jenna GuillaumeBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Right: lion prides claim ownership over a specific territory on which they live and hunt. 2. Wrong: lion prides aren't patriarchal – they're matriarchal! 3. Wrong: mothers – not fathers – teach their cubs how to hunt. 4. Wrong: newborn cubs aren't presented to the pride. 5. Right: Simba leaves the pride he was born into. 6. Wrong: adult lions never return to their birth prides. 7. Wrong: Simba and Nala would never mate. 8. Wrong: lions don't mate for life. 9. Right(ish): related lions form partnerships to help them secure and maintain spots as breeding males in a pride. 10. Right (in the remake): Scar wouldn't have a dark mane. 11. Right: lions and hyenas are enemies. 12. Wrong: lions can't survive and thrive on a bug diet. Can't get enough of The Lion King? Check out all our coverage here.