This is an interesting picture of Jackie, the second lion used by MGM, who featured in MGM’s well-known opening credits. In the photograph Jackie’s roar is being recorded on a sound stage in his cage. He was a wild lion … Continue reading →
Domestic and feral cats sometimes live in groups and the lion, a big cat, always lives in groups. These are the only two cat species who live in groups. Domestic and feral cats Domestic cats often live solitary lives and … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): Tran Kieu Trang, 30, a Vietnamese smuggler, attempted to smuggle 127 lion claws and 36 lion teeth through Mozambique’s international airport together with, incidentally, 4.3 kg of rhino horn. She tried to confuse Sasa, a six … Continue reading →
Whether this lioness tried to revive the unborn antelope turns on whether she felt remorse, an advanced emotion.
Continue reading →A lion’s roar has a unique footprint which can only be associated to a particular individual lion. It reminds me of the tiger and their coat. Each coat is individual and unique to each tiger. In this way you can … Continue reading →
This is a cute video of a lion cub trying to roar (we think). The facial expression suggests that this sweet cub is trying to roar like his parents. I believe that the cub is owned by a Kurdish guy … Continue reading →
Yes, lions do kill and eat cheetahs but this isn’t the full story. Two separate sources tell me that lions kill a lot of cheetah cubs. Cheetah cubs have a relatively high mortality rate in the first few months of … Continue reading →
It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about a lion or any of the big cats (and include the puma), the experts say the same thing namely that you must stand your ground. You do not want to act like … Continue reading →
Yes, lions do sometimes lose some of their teeth as this excellent photograph by Ernest Porter shows. It was taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. This male has lost his lower incisor teeth bar one and he has … Continue reading →
The Nazis used animals as trappings of tyranny writes David Crossland in The Times today. Adolf Hitler liked alsatians because they are similar to wolves and wolves are predators and in his words, “Like the wolf tearing into the sheep … Continue reading →
