I don't know about evil bunny empires, but I do know that lions like to eat people---do it a lot in Africa. Over 10 years ago I had taken a deeply discounted low fare trip to Africa with a group from the St Louis Zoo. We didn't exactly stay in the higher end places, but did manage to stay in one nice looking lodge. One of the employees started talking about how many people were "taken out" by the lions that stalked the workman while constructing the lodge. So it might have been a coincidence with the activities of the couple making out in the bush. The lion probably thought that it would be easy to prey on them while they were otherwise occupied.