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Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
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Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
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Information on the Cape lion by @GuateGojira, apparently, Cape lions didn't have to be larger than other South African or Southern African lions, but could have been about as large, and one should bear in mind that even extant Southern African lions can be large: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-the-siz...0#pid95400
Etosha National Park, northern Namibia: https://www.nathab.com/africa/the-great-...fe-safari/ 
Howard Cleland: " On the South end of @andbeyondphinda early in the morning we picked up both big black maned lions moving back to a giraffe kill in the shade. Great footage from my son whist I was shooting stills. "
Howard Cleland: " Spooked whilst drinking, this large male lion swings around in a millisecond to confront the disturbance. A dove flapping it's wings on takeoff behind us. "
Kevin Richardson: " I’m still so surprised that many people I meet still don’t know that lion populations are being threatened and that the biggest threat is habitat loss. They also have no idea about canned lion hunting or what it means for captive lions being born into the tourism industry in South Africa. Often we wrongly assume that because we talk about these issues in conservation circles on a daily basis that other people around the world automatically know about them. I often wonder how many people even read the entire post before liking or scrolling on. It’s very difficult to capture people’s attention these days on social media but what’s even more difficult is holding it. Hence why pictures or videos showing sensational content or content that resonates with a person on an emotional level garner more likes and comments. "
Mark Dumbleton: " This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this goes down as the most intense natural event I have ever witnessed. Watching any animal kill another is hectic, but watching a massive male Lion absolutely demolish this Hyena still sends chills down my spine. As I was witnessing this and photographing it, I was shaking, I can't even remember how I felt at the time as it was so intense.
It took a long while for me to calm my nerves, and still to this day I remember the sounds of the Hyena's neck being crushed by the Lion, bones breaking, the expressions of absolute despair in the Hyena, the ruthlessness of the male Lion adamant to inflict as much lethal damage as possible, an event that left me feeling very emotional, something that was very hard to witness. As a photographer I am out in the field to capture nature as it is, I don't interfere, I photograph what I see and let nature do its thing. I'm sure many of you are looking at this image and asking yourself "Why didn't you interfere and help the Hyena?". Well, as much as we could have done something to try save the Hyena, nature follows it's own path and has its own set of agendas, and I feel we need to let nature follow that path without interference, allowing nature to create balance, a reason why life and death is an important part of what nature is. The Hyena was very old, she was frail, slow, and found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Lion's attack was lethal, but he left the Hyena alive. I felt very uneasy while the Hyena was lying, motionless, suffering, gasping for air. I felt a huge sense of relief once the Hyena took her last breath and was finally at rest. I'll never forget that morning. The morning I witnessed nature at her most brutal. "
Jens Cullmann: " I am not so sure, if he likes his food! As promised, another picture of this old lion. He killed somehow a full grown eland antelope. But his teeth were not the best and he had to wait for days to eat it until the meat got soft and rotten. Not a nice view as maggots started feeding on it too ... and smell was special too "
This post completes the previous one...
Jens Cullmann: " Do you know that feeling when you take big bite from something and it turns out quite different than what you expected...? This old lion killed somehow a full grown eland antelope. But he had to wait for days to eat it until the meat got soft and rotten. Not a nice view as maggots started feeding on it too ... and smell was special too ?? "
This photo continues the sery started at the #148 and #149...
Jens Cullmann: " Food envy ... As promised, another picture of this old lion. He killed somehow a full grown eland antelope. But his teeth were not the best and he had to wait for days to eat it until the meat got soft and rotten. Not a nice view as maggots started feeding on it too ... and smell was special too . " |
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