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And Notch's legacy continues. Guests were lucky enough to see Notch 2 and Caesar this morning with two females and three tiny cubs. Some irritated buffalo meant the pride needed to move on but the two daddies ensured the cubs kept safe and well.
Photo credit to Margot Raggett.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Caesar, and Notch II in the last photo.
Photo and information credits: Kumar Prasad "Dedicated to the wonderful Guides at Mara Eden Safari camp."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
@Ngala:
About #422: This male lion is beautiful ! But are there midges that are all over his face (especially on the first two photos) ? I wonder if all these midges/flys can be the marker of something (a big meal after 2 or 3 hours, a roll on a stump or a wet and odourous ground... ).  (01-20-2017, 12:33 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Ngala: Africa is filled with these biting little suckers called Tsetsee flies, they are attracted to anything living. Once mid day came they would hunt us down and bite us, they could actually keep up with the jeep and would bite us while driving. It was always worse through the dry wooded areas, for us at least. (01-20-2017, 12:53 AM)Pckts Wrote:(01-20-2017, 12:33 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Ngala: Yes, you're right... I h've been to Kenya too. But to see so much tsetse flies on the lion's face... Perhaps I read too much polars and thriller stories, but I know it's possible to determine, from a corpse on the ground in a wood for exemple, the accurate death moment with the kind of scavenger insect or worm which follow ones after the others on the corpse. Thus, in the same way, at first a lion after having eat has the red blooded face. 2 or 3 hours after, perhaps a lot of flies are flying over his face ? Like on these photos ? I don't know, it is only a question I ask myself...
Interesting question @Spalea. Yes, there are various stages of colonization of the body by insects, according to the exposure time, and each stage has its insects. Try looking at the chronological sequence of body decomposition made by Jean-Pierre Mégnin (1894) revised by Smith (1986), is very interesting (if you don't find it, i share the link in italian language).
@Pckts, i imagine that they are very bothersome. The fact is that i've seen only the lions in the Mara region, that they are covered in face by these midges.
Caesar and Notch II.
Photo and information credits: Mahesh C Mahadevaiah "Noch Brothers | Masi Mara | 2016"  *This image is copyright of its original author
@Ngala:
About #426: I just come to watch the link you quoted: the Smith's book about the human body decomposition after the death. It's a fascinating subject that we only start to explore. I believe the mean difficulty will be to establish an investigation method that takes into account all the local factors: the fauna microphagus according to the environmental conditions. And thus after trying to generalize that... More modestly I wondered if we could make some similar generalization from a determined behaviour: a lion (or a big predator) which feasts on a big prey has, at first, a red blooded face with some swarms of flies/midges fluttering around. After a few hours, his face seems to be cleaned up this blood. Really ? Perhaps no, because a lot of flies/midges always feeling the blood smell would still flutter around his face and will put down it. Consequently the lion photos we see at the #422. Perhaps I'm fantasizing a little too much.
Caesar and Notch II.
Photo and information credits: Mahesh C Mahadevaiah "Noch brothers | Masi Mara | 2016"  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Steve Catt/aakphotography
"Notch 2 enjoying the late evening sun, at the Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Sammy Kaleku Photos
"The King Notch 2"  *This image is copyright of its original author
Notch II.
Photo and information credits: Jonas Stenqvist Photography Possible emperor. Pretty sure this is a lion they call Ceasar. It could be his brother though, Notch 2. Maasai Mara, Kenya, August 2016. Update: It's Notch 2  *This image is copyright of its original author
Notch2 spotted today
Photo credit: Steve Hronek  *This image is copyright of its original author
the babysitter as....Grimace ??!!
Photo credit: Paolo Torchio  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Jason Fernandes
The magnificent Caesar. Masai Mara. November 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author I just love the mane on the Notch boys. Masai Mara. November 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author
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