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Family of Lions
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Mattias Regnell (MattiasR)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-06-16 |
| Categories: Mammals, Savannah |
| Camera: Olympus Cameida SP-500 UZ |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-07-05 17:36 |
| Viewed: 1203 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is a photo that was very nice to take. It is taken just after a hunting lesson. The lion on the right came towards our car and a few moments after it her little cub came along. We saw them silently moving around a herd of gnus. When wo looked on the oposite side of the gnus 3 or 4 lions had taken position. The plan was that the lion with the cub would scare the gnus right into the paws and teaths of the other lions. This faled because the gnus started running towards the lion with the cub and they had no chans of getting a gnu on their own. It was very nice to see how a cub is rased and learned the hunting skills it will need to live a long and beautiful life.
Some facts(Wikipedia):
The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the panthera genus. The lion is the second largest living cat, after the tiger. The male lion, easily recognized by his mane, weighs between 150 and 250 kg (330 and 550 lb). The average weight of a male African Lion is 190 kg (420lb). The biggest wild lion on record was a very large male which weighed in at 312.7 kg (688 lb). Female lions are much smaller, weighing between 117 and 167kg (240 lb and 370 lb). In the wild, lions live for around 10–14 years, while in captivity they can live over 20 years. To reproduce, the lions mate for long periods of time.
Lions are predatory carnivores who live in family groups, called prides. The family consists of related females, their cubs of both sexes, and one or more males (often brothers) who mate with the adult females. Although it was once thought that females did most of the hunting in the pride, it is now known that males contribute to hunting. Regardless of who kills the prey, the male usually eats his fill first with the rest of the pride staying at a respectful distance.
Both males and females will defend the pride against intruders. Typically, males will not tolerate outside males, and females will not tolerate outside females. Males are expelled from the pride or leave on their own when they reach maturity.
When a new male (or a coalition) takes over a pride and ousts the previous master(s), the conquerors often kill any remaining cubs. This is explained by the fact that the females would not become fertile and receptive until the cubs grow up or die. The male lions reach maturity at about 3 years of age and are capable of taking over another pride at 4-5 years old.
Enjoy
Mattias |
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It was a lucky trip this june in Kenya! I see your gallery and there're a lot of animal that I love: lions, elephants, cheetha and leopard, too.
A great gallery with great pics, like this one!!
It's amazing to watch lion cubs playing, isn't?
Andrea
Hi Mattias,
Excellent light and shadows in this shot. Nice warm colors and tones without any harshness. I really like the pano crop and framing on this shot. Detail looks great. Nice work with great notes.
Scott
- pilonm
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Hello Matthias,
What a wondeful picture and what an interesting note! Can I say how lucky you are to be there and see all that wonderful wildlife!!! Thank you so much to share those pictures with all of us! Your photo is superb with a great pov! You did also a very good composition. The colors looks very natural to me too and I like all the details of this picture! Very well done, Matthias!
Michel
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