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King of the Jungle
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the Dominant male Lion at the Auckland Zoo. The photo was taken through glass at feeding time. He was very co-operative.
I used my old DSCF505 for this image taken a while ago while visiting the zoo.
Lions are carnivores that live in prides and hunt and feed irregularly. The females do most of the hunting in the wild. They work in a team to flush and ambush prey, like zebra and springbok. Males eat first - hence the saying 'lion's share'. To simulate natural feeding patterns, the lions at Auckland Zoo are fed four times a week in a number of different ways. Even in the wild, lions sleep 90% of the time. Unlike other cats, big cats roar but can not purr. Small cats purr but do not roar..
The male lion weighs 200kg on average – or about 45 domestic cats! The mane protects his throat from attack; making him look bigger. The female weighs 150kg on average – about 33 domestic cats!. |
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