Tag: lion

  • Playing with lion cubs…

    Playing with lion cubs…

    Kevin Richardson appears to have found a way to approach African lions in total security. Today, we can see him with a lionness which let hime handle her cubs. Don’t try this at home. Or with your own Fido, not with Nala…

  • Traffic delays at Kruger Park

    Traffic delays at Kruger Park

    Traffic jams are always a bit difficult to manage, but those ones…

  • An American dentist killed Cecil the lion

    An American dentist killed Cecil the lion

    Once upon a time, there was in Zimbabwe a lion known of nearly all the country: Black mane, Cecil. This lion was killed by a “poacher”. It was lurd out of the safety of the reserve where it was protected (Hwange National Park), then seriously wounded by a poisoned arrow, and finally shot by the…

  • Never turn your back on big cats

    The big cats are wild hunters and killing machines, even when held in captivity for a long time. See how these ones (lions, tigers, and all) behave once they notice that a possible pray is not looking. Ready for a kill at any time. Tame, you said?

  • Friendly battle with the lions

    Kevin Richardson is well known for his success in approching lions enough to share games with them like if they were big kittens (obviously very big, too). This time, with the help of a portable video camera on his head, you will be able to experience some of what is happenning to him when a…

  • 21 gorgeous photos of lions

    21 gorgeous photos of lions

    Most of these photos (from LightStalking) are taken in zoos, but they look gorgeous anyway. Happy new year to all big cat lovers. Tree climbing Lion in Uganda 0186 by Merv Colton, on Flickr Brothers nose to nose by Tambako the Jaguar, on Flickr