Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia

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Jens Cullmann: " ‘A king’s life’ After the previous post (which worried some males ?) we wanted to acknowledge some of the struggles that male lions go through in order to remain as ‘leaders’ of their prides. To ensure the survival of his genes, a male lion needs to show complete dominance by overpowering other males, generally fighting. This guy here has had a good share of battles in his time. He was kicked out of the pride by a younger, stronger male, and you can tell he has been hungry for a while. Old age is not nice to anyone in the animal kingdom, you are lonely if you are a male lion. However, despite the fact that his ribs are showing, that he is full of scars, and that his mane has known better days, he looks like a majestic model of survival in the wild. The new younger leader will probably kill the cubs when claiming the females and taking over his new territory. Such is a lion’s life. "

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