Tag: lion
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Kevin Richardson: Is he a lion or a lion’s friend?
Kevin Richardson is a friend of animals who succeeded in doing things that few people would dare to try: Be completely admitted inside a lion’s den, inside a group of big cats. These animals do not usually play with human beings, but they are highly social animals and this is what Kevin Richardson used to…
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Lioness playing with a camera
When you set a camera up to watch lion behaviour, you should be prepared for some wild uses of it. Here is what happened in Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve YouTube link Source: ScienceBlogs.
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Wall of Death – A daring lion
Thanks to PierreD, here is a photo of a lion on a “Wall of Death”. These circus and fair attractions included a fast car rushing on a vertical circular wall. In some cases an animal (preferably a large predator like a lion) was in the car – or the side car. If you know a…
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A tiger kills a lion
This happened in Turkey, in a zoo. A tiger found a way to leave its cage to meet a neighboring lion. This was in Ankara zoo and the tiger thus demonstrated its superior strength. Or that the lion does not fight well when it is surprised napping after a meal. There are still six tigers…
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‘Big Boy’ and ‘Leonardo’ killed
‘Big Boy’ and ‘Leonardo’ are the names of two of the GPS-collared desert lions living in Namibia under the constant surveillance of animal researchers. These big males fell under the bullets of trophy hunters, even with collars and in a protected area. It’s a pity, but these hunters will kill anything and anywhere. In this…
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London Lions
London is a city marked by centuries of colonization when Britons crossed the planet and brought back memories of the conquered countries including many representations of lions (both from Africa and from Asia). London kept it as innumerable statues celebrating the King of the Animals. Londonist has a map of all these attractions sometimes dating…