The African lion is endangered. Pretty much everybody on the planet knows it. It is caused by habitat loss due to commercial expansion funded by the Chinese, poaching for body parts and retaliatory killings by farmers. The African lion is … Continue reading →
This may be a sign that a lion or lions in Kruger NP are suffering from pica. Either an individual lion or some members of a pride of lions are gnawing on visitors’ car tyres causing them to explode. This … Continue reading →
The Times reports that tigers, lions and hyenas were used in the torture of political prisoners in today’s Ethiopia. One thinks of medieval times and barbaric torture methods but no, according to the current prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, … Continue reading →
Almost all the time we read about ownership of exotic pets the stories emanate from the United States where there are plenty of private zoos and obsessions with possessing lions and tigers (and shooting them in Africa). That’s why Big … Continue reading →
People ask ‘do lions sleep in trees?’ and it doesn’t take long to realise that the answer is a resounding, yes. Also it seems to me that lions have favorite trees in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania because I see … Continue reading →
This picture series of a lion cub being rescued by his mother are by Jean-Francois Lagrot. An excellent series of photographs. [weaver_show_posts cats=”” tags=”lion-cubs” author=”” author_id=”” single_post=”” post_type=” orderby=”date” sort=”ASC” number=”3″ show=”full” hide_title=”” hide_top_info=”1″ hide_bottom_info=”1″ show_featured_image=”1″ hide_featured_image=”” show_avatar=”” show_bio=”” excerpt_length=”” … Continue reading →
Hey guys, there’s a roaring trade in lion bones in South Africa (SA). You know why? The white guys are testosterone fuelled hunters and hunt organisers or lion breeders and the black officials and politicians are corrupt. A great double … Continue reading →
The hunting success rate of the lion in Africa is very variable and there is no standard but varies from a low of ten to twelve prey per year to a high of forty-seven. As food is shared with the pride their success rate is generally higher than for other cats.
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Yes, lions have belly buttons as the lion is a placental mammal, giving birth to live offspring with an umbilical cord attached to a placenta.
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It’s unsurprising but Trump has done something terribly wrong. He has undone the work of former president Obama in restricting the importation of hunting trophies from Africa. Quietly the US Fish and Wildlife Service have lifted a ban on the … Continue reading →
