Roland's Photoblog
Animal staring at YOU -- II
Posted by Roland (Amstelveen, Netherlands) on 8 February 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
King Lion being unmannerred.
@Ee Yuing: Not sure what makes you say that. This lion was having two of his lionesses with him and they were in their mating period (meaning they separate from the pride for about two weeks to do their business). Sexual maturity is reached only after 5 years, so this one was at least 5 years. His dark manes also indicate he is quite fertile and strong..definitely an alphamale.
Jerry from Tampa, United States
That's as close as I want to be! Great capture Roland!!!!
8 Feb 2007 10:36am
@Jerry: Also as close as i wanted to be lol
Ee Yuing from Singapore
what's an average lifespan of a lion anyways? the lion looks "young" as he might possibly be in his prime. my comment was simply prompted by the "cheeky" look i find, with those squinty eyes and upturned jawlines...
8 Feb 2007 11:25am
@Ee Yuing: I see..was just wondering how you were seeing it..just know it was at least 5 years old. Lions tend to get not much older than 12 (because they get pushed off their throne by a younger stronger lion) while lionesses can get as old as 20, at least in the wild.
emarquetti from Itajai, Brazil
O-oh! Houston... "we have a problem!" I guess he didn´t like photos! :-)
8 Feb 2007 12:13pm
@emarquetti: I think not..didn't dare to put that to a test!
adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain
Great shot! And you seem to know a lot about these animals!
8 Feb 2007 9:23pm
@adalove: Thanks! Not that much, just am a cataddict and watch too much animal planet and discovery channels!
@purelysnow: Masai Mara, Serengeti, Kenya.
