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snototter · 7 months

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An African lion cub (Panthera leo) chews on a branch in Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

by Sean Crane

#african lion #lion #big cats #felines #panthera leo #panthera #felidae #carnivora #mammalia #chordata #wildlife: kenya #wildlife: africa

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birbbones · 1 month

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Stillborn African Lion (Female, Captive bred) and a little 4-month-old Domestic Kitten (Skull and skeleton I am cleaning and will be articulating!)

#vulture culture #skulls #my collection #bones #vulture culture uk #taxidermy #animal skull #animal skulls #vultureculture #african lion #lion skull #big cat skulls #cat skull #natural history

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tsalala · 15 days

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We observed him feasting cautiously. With the look of fear in his eyes as his father stood before him. Uncertain of his status, and seeking acceptance. I'm glad he's finally found some stability with the pride.

Olonkera, a few days after returning to his pride Photographed by Eric Averdung Ishara Kenya Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya

#panthera leo #lion #african lion #masai mara #kenya #rongai pride #olonkera #blood tw #mine

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atarial · 1 month

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all my cat art; newest at top to the oldest at the bottom :)

still plenty more i can add to this collection

#my art #big cat #wild cat #cat #feline #animal #snow leopard #caracal #serval #african lion #clouded leopard #cheetah #tiger #i dunno i like my animal art so posting some in a single post

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johnnyslittleanimalblog · 3 months

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African lion Ouwehand 3L0A5925 by safi kok

#animal #Africa #afrika #Afrikaanse leeuw #african Lion #mammal #zoogdier #dier #Ouwehands #Ouwehands dierenpark #Ouwehand #witte leeuw #white lion #timbavati #Leeuw #Lion #flickr

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wakamotogarou · 20 days

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#african lion #lion #panthera leo #paws #feet #beans

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pleistocene-pride · 2 months

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Panthera leo melanochaita better known as the east African lion, the Southern lion, the Southern African lion, or the East-Southern African lion,, is a subspecies of lion native to eastern and southern Africa. Here they prefer to inhabit grasslands and savannas, but are also known to inhabit open woodland, scrublands, and montane forests. African lions are the most social of all wild felines, living in groups of related individuals and their offspring called prides which number 3 to 30 females and 1 to 4 males. East African lions typically prey upon ungulates such as wildebeest, cape buffalo, eland, gemsbok, nyala, roan and sable antelope, warthogs, bush pigs, zebra, tsessebe, waterbuck, kudu, hartebeest, kob, and thomson’s gazelle, however they are also known to hunt other prey from as small as common mice to as large as young or infirm African bush elephants. Lions are themselves occasionally killed by other predators such as wild dogs, hyenas, leopards, other lions, and crocodiles. Female east African lions average around 7.5 to 8.9ft (2.3 to 2.7m) in length, and 183 to 370lbs (83 to 168kgs) in weight while males average around 8.1 to 9.4ft (2.47 to 2.84m) in length and 321 to 496lbs (145 to 225kgs) in weight, however lions as big as 11ft (3.35m) and 825lbs (375kgs) have been known to exist. This marks the lion as the second largest extant cat after the tiger. The lion is a muscular, broad-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck, and round ears. The fur varies in color from light buff to silvery grey, yellowish red, and dark brown, additionally albino and leucistic individuals are not unheard of. Mature males typically sport long flowing manes, but may occasionally lack them. Additionally females may occasionally grown manes as well. Breeding may occur year round, with each mature female having there own estrous cycle. When in heat she will breed with one or more partners. After a 110 day pregnancy a mother lion will give birth to 1 to 4 cubs in a secluded den away from the rest of the pride. She will not rejoin the pride until her young are around 6 to 8 weeks of age. East African Lions reach maturity around 2 to 4 years of age, at which point the males are typically forcibly evicted from the pride and females may choose to set of in search of another to join. Under ideal conditions an east African lion may live up to 18 years.