Category: lion

  • Lions from Nathan Myhrvold

    Lions from Nathan Myhrvold

    Nathan Myhrvold may not be an exceptional photographer (after all, he is not known and famous for that, but he succeeded anyway), but his photo essay is a good illustrated summary of the atmosphere of an African photo safari. Source: 3rd Culture.

  • Some tourists are negligent, aren’t they?

    Some tourists are negligent, aren’t they?

    The question must be asked. Seriously. When you look at the following picture of tourists having total fun in seeing a full grown lion rushing to their car’s hood all teethes out. But reality is slightly simpler: These tourists do not take the slightest risk. They are merely visitors to the Werribee Open Range Zoo,…

  • The man who could convince a lion to swim

    Lions (like many cats) do not like water. Kevin Richardson established such a confidence relationship with these lions that he could convince them to go and swim with him. YouTube link

  • For the love of cats, big cats!

    For the love of cats, big cats!

    There is no limit to true love. Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen truly loves cats: She has got eleven (11!) of them in her South African house. Nothing really remarquable, except the cats are: Four cheetahs Five white lions Two tigers …and I don’t count the dogs. This is love, big lvoe! Riana tries to help in…

  • Do not mess with the big cat!

    Do not mess with the big cat!

    This is a message that you should have learned from Aesop, if you are a little rat. Unfortunately, some animals can’t read. Here are two examples. First, a fox found itself in the enclosure of a lion in the Wuppertal zoo (Germany). It left quite quickly after understanding the kind of error it made. The…

  • Lion fail

    Lion fail