Cruelty to wild animals can take many forms and is often not obvious to the casual viewer. Many of the worst examples – elephant riding, civet coffee tours, for example – are commonly offered to tourists in the countries in which they take place and might appear to be traditional aspects of their cultures. What this list […]
Tag: lion cub
Crocodile attacks lion cub on Zambian river. Here’s how its pride reacts…
Lions are one of the most powerful apex predators on Earth, able to take down animals far larger than themselves. That doesn’t mean they’re invincible, however. In footage captured for BBC’s Kingdom, a pride of lions and their cubs are forced to leave their nursery ground after wildfires rip through the grassland. On their way […]
One Day…
A young lion cub faces an uphill battle in his quest to be the king. Mana Pools National Park.
Wide Eyes…
When the world is new, you look at everything with trusting and wide eyes. This young lion cub has plenty to learn about the ways of the world before she reaches her prime in a few short years. Nikon D300. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f 4 @ 1/1000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen […]
PhotoShare: Curious Cub
Here’s another addition to my new African Visionsmono-and-duotone series of wildlife. This lion cub was photographed in Savute, Botswana.