User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Animal Face-off:Tsavo Maneaters vs. Kesagake/@comment-3189283-20190628144911

Like everyone else I have to side with Kesagake in this battle. A lion's usual killing method of a suffocating bite will not be at all effective against the thick skin around Kesagake's neck and his thicker hide in general just protects him from their claws a lot better than their skin will against his claws and teeth. He also has the advantage in terms of brute strength and would have no trouble overpowering either one of the brothers. Maybe they can try and dodge around him for a bit and given their greater agility they might be able to but once he gets hold of one of them they'll struggle to escape. It's interesting to note that one of the Tsavo Maneaters ate far more people than the other and this was likely the one with the root canal problems, which makes the usual lion killing method even less effective for that particular brother. Even if they were both fit though they'd still lose out to Kesagake because of his superior physicality and a killing method better suited for this kind of predator on predator fight.