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So, obviously, I have about 100.000 pictures from Africa (well, closer to about 4,000, but you get the idea) and I've been to lazy to comb through them and upload them to my flickr gallery. I'll hopefully get around to that some day, but in the meantime, I figured I'd share a handful of pictures up here.
So, I present myself and my girls Lewa and Laili. Two very awesome lions. Lewa, the one on my right, was my absolute favorite... She -litterally- licked my legs bloody... on a fairly regular basis. I might have the spirit of a lion, but I certainly don't have the skin of one!
So, I present myself and my girls Lewa and Laili. Two very awesome lions. Lewa, the one on my right, was my absolute favorite... She -litterally- licked my legs bloody... on a fairly regular basis. I might have the spirit of a lion, but I certainly don't have the skin of one!
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Lion
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 182.1 kB
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I've been working with them off and on for years, so I kinda know how to handle myself around them after all this time. There are still moments where you have to be really on guard, but as long as you know what you're doing, they're really very sweet, loving, and intelligent animals.
Best shot of the bunch so far. ^^ Looks like it'd be so incredible getting to hang out with them! They look so soft and fluffy and cute, yet powerful. Like bricks wrapped in silk. Bricks with adorable ginormous paws. :P
Out of curiosity, are these two younger or did they just never lose their spots?
Out of curiosity, are these two younger or did they just never lose their spots?
I think that's probably the best description of a lion that I've ever heard
And heh, yeah, they're still pretty young... 16 and 18 months. Their spots will still be fairly prominent for about another year before they start to fade, though even older lions still have them (they're just a lot more faded!)
And heh, yeah, they're still pretty young... 16 and 18 months. Their spots will still be fairly prominent for about another year before they start to fade, though even older lions still have them (they're just a lot more faded!)
Oh, don't worry, I had an abundance of the big studly males licking me too *grins*
And heh, yeah, these lions are still fairly young, 16 and 18 months. Their spots will still be fairly prominent for about another year before they start to fade, though even older lions still have them (they're just a lot more faded!) This is true of both the males and the females
And heh, yeah, these lions are still fairly young, 16 and 18 months. Their spots will still be fairly prominent for about another year before they start to fade, though even older lions still have them (they're just a lot more faded!) This is true of both the males and the females
Are you sure you're not referring to FIV? Lions and other big cats can't get HIV, but have a similar problem know as FIV... and FIV in lions and other big cats is still not very well understood, however, it's highly contagious and is likely transmitted from one lion to another via saliva when they socialize and groom. We had some lions with FIV where I was too, and like those lions, they were very well quarantined from the rest of them.
Yeah... there's a lot of stuff I could get into here, but needless to say, F.I.V. is still a largely 'new' disease (even though it's been around for quite a long time, we're just recently discovering and coming to understand it (as in maybe the last 10 years or so)) but there are a -lot- of other reasons why lions are usually a protected species, since FIV doesn't really affect them all that drastically, unlike in humans. Lion numbers have plummeted by over 80% in the last 25 years, and they are -really- not doing good in even the best of areas. The only reason they aren't listed as endangered is due to political reasons (isn't it always), but their physical numbers and geographic distribution doubtlessly call for it. Saddly, hunting operations like your uncles are one of the reasons why this is the case... it's -big- money to go to Africa to shoot a lion, and that's money that neither the ranches or the governments are willing to forgo just to 'save some lions'. Not that I'm saying your uncle ever allowed the hunting of the lions on his property, but many private game ranches out there do, and it's a horrible, sickening, and dishonorable practice IMO. Biut anyway, that's enough ranting for now
Gah! Due to photographic foreshortening, they look like they're 8-foot tall lions!
Have you been feeding them toxic chicken wings, or flushing them down the toilet or something?
(Sorry for the obscure reference. This picture reminds me of http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail166.html)
Have you been feeding them toxic chicken wings, or flushing them down the toilet or something?
(Sorry for the obscure reference. This picture reminds me of http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail166.html)
I did a lot of volunteer work with cats for my local zoo and wildlife organizations, got a B.S. in wildlife biology and a M.S. in Natural Resource Conservation, worked for the department of Natural Resources for quite awhile, and got involved helping the non-profit organization out there in Zimbabwe out with a host of different conservation and management plans... So yeah, lol, my best advice to -anyone- getting in this is just try to get as much experience as you can as -early- as you can, because experience counts for about 90% of it. The other 10% is just sheer determination in trying to network, find companies and organizations, and hounding people until they throw you a bone
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