Lion pictures and videos

[BorneanTiger]

(07-24-2019, 10:13 AM)Spalea Wrote: What 's happening ? But just look at the muscles detail...

I've come across a surprising image, a Serengeti lion called 'Hildur' which was skinny and strong at the same time, frequently making long runs to a pride: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/0...on/100570/

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[BorneanTiger]

(07-25-2019, 12:16 AM)Spalea Wrote: In contrast to tigers or jaguars, lions don' t like the water... It's always a trial, even for the full mature males, to cross a stretch of water or a river...

Usually, lions aren't aquatic, unlike their nearest relatives in the Americas, the jaguars, besides their more distant relatives, the tigers, but these Southern African and Asiatic lions beg to differ: 

Okavango lions, Botswana: http://www.itravelto.com/lions-okavango.html, https://www.capetours.co.uk/tours/best-v...oria-falls, https://www.livescience.com/41584-photos...earth.html#

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Kalahari lions: 

Asiatic lions, including the corpse of a lioness that had swam about 2.5 km (1.55 miles) from the coast of mainland India to an islet: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/...nded-dead/

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[chaos]

(07-30-2019, 03:50 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(07-24-2019, 10:13 AM)Spalea Wrote: What 's happening ? But just look at the muscles detail...

I've come across a surprising image, a Serengeti lion called 'Hildur' which was skinny and strong at the same time, frequently making long runs to a pride: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/0...on/100570/

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These 2 images look like paintings. Reply

[Spalea]

@chaos :

About #1203: yes, I believe so...

@BorneanTiger :

About #1202: Yes, I know, the Okavongo lions are unique. The only ones to interact frequently with stretch of water. Reply

[Spalea]

Beautiful male... From where ?

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[Spalea]

Determination, just intense determination...

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[Pantherinae]

Male lion that lost his mane due to stress, luckily it grew back later. It’s wierd to look at, but they look impressive without it as well. 

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Here the mane has started to grow back. 

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[Spalea]

@Pantherinae 

About #1207: Without the mane we can see there is a big difference with a lioness: masive body and shoulders, head less thin... Striking ! Reply

[Spalea]

Title: "Rumble in the jungle."

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[Spalea]

The meal might be hard to gain. Now it is aprely defended !

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[Spalea]

Quite focused on the prey it aims...

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[Spalea]

The lioness's patience is at an end...

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[Spalea]

Good boy at Skukuza Camp (Kruger parc):

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[BorneanTiger]

(08-04-2019, 12:53 AM)Spalea Wrote: Quite focused on the prey it aims...

Talking about prey, here's a Roman mosaic from Tunisia in the 2nd century showing 2 lions devouring a boar (I presume Barbary lions and a North African boar): https://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/7847199676

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[Shadow]

A bit of humor in between... this lion reminded me about a cat, which I had in past. He was also often looking like quite proud before he then managed to do something like in this video ;

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