Lion Panthera leo. A Lion and Lioness quenching their thirst at a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
This beautiful lady is at a safari park near to where I live. / Thank you for taking the time to look and comment / Lisa x / !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:cherry/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:medium/view:preview/171480-13-white-lioness.jpg
Two gorgeous female lions, about to get moving. Doing their grooming before getting up. In Botswana in the moremi national park area.
WILD AND FREE / / We were really lucky to find these mating lions first thing one morning while the park was still quiet! / / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
This was the first mating action of the morning for these lions, which is usually the most violent (as you can see here)! We were really lucky to find them just after first light while the park was still empty! / / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Lioness, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia.
Glade this lion was not fixed on me. Looks like he means business! / / (Masai Mara – Kenya) / / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Pity the ears got cut off… but maybe it’ll look good on a card.
Two beautiful lionesses nestling together in the sun at the Adelaide Zoo, South Australia.
Lioness – Mpumalanga, South Africa
Looks best in a larger view.. Thanks so much for cking out my pair~
This is dedicated to all my rb buddies. / Lions are on the endangered list. / Dawn’s website / zazzle.com / / /
Watching 100’s of people come and go at the lion section of Dubbo Zoo paid off, after sleeping all day, they started walking around. When he stood over her, and both looked our way, I was in awe with the treat they were giving me for my patience! I hope you enjoy this one, Open Plains Zoo is well worth a look if your in the Dubbo area. Canon 50D, 325mm. Available Large!
A female lion, or lioness, prefers to hunt at night, as they have a massive advantage over many other animals, excellent night vision! They can basically stalk right up to their prey, and with minimal chase, capture them. Going straight for the throat to elimate noise and starve them of oxygen, making a quick kill. They also hunt at nights because it’s much cooler in their natural habitats in Africa. With other night predators around, making a silent kill is the key to a good feed. A pack of hungry wild dogs, like hyena, will take a kill from a lion, or even a small pride of lions. Canon 50D, 400mm. Open Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW.. Available Large :)
Selective focus.. uploaded for a challenge.. Taken at the St. Louis Zoo Nikon D6055/200
Taken at Adelaide Zoo, South Australia. Textures added in photoshop. This image featured in the group That’s Entertainment – Fun & Recreation Photos in July 2009. Thanks so much! And featured in the group Pixelations – the Art of Photoshop in July 2009. Thank you very much!
Asiatic Lion and Lioness in captivity / Endangered species Captured with Canon 1D mk3 and Canon100-400mm lens f/7.1- Exp 1/160- Iso 160- fl 380mm from behind wired enclosure Featured in the Exotic Mammals group / Featured in the Two Beings group / Featured in the Sets Of Two group / Featured in the LMAO ART group / Featured in the Speaking photo group / Top Ten finish in the Furry Critters Challenge in the Beauty of Nature group / Top Ten finish in New Avatar Challenge in the ♥♥♥Love Is group There is a very sad story that goes with this series of shots; / The lions have just been reunited after the loss of their 4 month old cub due to illness
Male Lion The lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India, having disappeared from North Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene (about 10,000 years ago), the lion was the most widespread large land mammal beside humans. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from western Europe to India and, in the Americas, from the Yukon to Peru. Should they survive the rigors of cubhood, lionesses in secure habitat, such as national parks, frequently reach an age of 12–14 years whereas male lions seldom live for longer than 8 years. However, there are records of lionesses living for up to 20 years in the wild. In captivity both male and female lions can live for over 20 years. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator, although they will resort to scavenging if the opportunity arises. While lions, in general, do not selectively hunt humans, some have been known to become man-eaters and seek human prey. The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a possibly irreversible population decline of 30 to 50 percent over the past two decades in its African range; populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not well understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Lions have been kept in menageries since Roman times and have been a key species sought after and exhibited in zoos the world over since the late eighteenth century. Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies. The male lion is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane. The lion, particularly the face of the male, is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human culture. “The King’s Portrait ….... ” was featured in Live, Love, Dream
Lions captured at the Lion and Rhino Reserve in Gauteng. This picture conjures so much emotion in me. / It reminds me of so many relationships I have seen / where the female in subservient to the degree / of being frightened and almost cowering through life. / While the male stands tall and proud and one never knows what went on behind closed doors to bring about what is seen. May this be a reminder to us all to stand tall and proud as females no matter what.
oil on canvas. size 36’ X 48”
Did you think sorrow was a tame kitten, / slipping silently into your lap, / kneading your belly until she has / settled like a heavy weight…
Leave my loneliness unbroken! – quit the bust above my door! / Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’ / Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.’ Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven The title comes from this line: Sorrow is not a raven perched persistently above a chamber door. Sorrow is a thing with teeth… Dean Koontz, The Good Guy p 249
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