Category: Big cats

  • Buffalos attacking lions and lion cubs

    In most cases, the buffalo is fair game for a lion’s family. The lion pride can hunt an adult buffalo despite the risks, or try and catch an isolated young or a wounded adult. But the buffalos are usually found in large groups and commonly exhibit very aggressive behaviours which are part of their defensive…

  • A nice fractal lion

    A nice fractal lion

    Fractalius is a Photoshop plugin allowing to create exceptionnally interesting pictures like the following “fractal lion”.

  • Jaguar back in Mexico

    Jaguar back in Mexico

    It was thought that jaguars had completely disappeared from Central Mexico since the beginning of the XXth Century. But here is one of these predators taken by a photographic trap in the Sierra Nanchititla Natural Reserve. In total, there were three photos shot and scientists also found jaguar feces in this region. It is supposed…

  • Hunting tiger, lion and leopard (Peter Paul Rubens)

    Hunting tiger, lion and leopard (Peter Paul Rubens)

    I just discovered an interesting web ste presenting classical paintings in a totally enthralling way. You can zoom in, zoom out, watch, admire, detail.

  • Tiger vs. Lion (videos)

    Fights between these two species are not usual in the wild because tiger and lion do not share a large area. The only places where they could meet today are either some parts of India or the zoos. However, men have been organizing such fights between lions and tigers from the highest Antiquity (we have…

  • Tiger vs. Crocodile

    Sometimes, a crocodile attempts to steal its prey from a tiger. This is how it may finish: YouTube link You’d better not mess with this one…