Like Father, Like Son

The black-maned lion is almost peculiar to the Kalahari area of Botswana. We were fortunate enough to come upon a pride with the male leader, 5 cubs, and 4 females. It was barely sunrise and the pride was returning from a nighttime kill of a wildebeest and feed. They were heading in for a well-earned nap. First the big male went ahead to make find a safe resting area, then he called a couple of the cubs to join him, and finally the rest of the pride came and they settled down for a nap. It was one of the most exciting things I have ever seen. At times we were within 30 feet of them in our open-topped vehicle.

The lion (Panthera leo) is in the genus Panthera and the family Felidae. Some males exceed 550 pounds, making it the second-largest cat after the tiger. (Info from Wikipedia)


THIRTEEN AWARDS !!!

1. Editor's Choice, Viewbug.com, 10-14
2. Finalist in Big Cats contest, Viewbug.com, 4-15
3. Editors Choice, Viewbug.com, 10-14
4. Photo of the Day, Imaging-Resource.com, 6-9-15
5. Photo of the Week, Animal-Wildlife BytePhoto.com, 6-23-15
6. Finalist in Exotic Wildlife contest, Viewbug.com, 11-15
7. Featured Image of the Week, Viewbug.com, 5-15
8. Featured photo of the week, Viewbug.com, 8-16
9. Featured by Viewbug.com, 11-9-16
10. Featured by Viewbug.com, 12-18-16
11. Finalist in the Visions of Africa contest, Viewbug.com, 2-19-17
12. Featured by Viewbug.com, 7-3-17
13. Featured by Viewbug.com, 9-3-17


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