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Lioness protecting her cubs
Lioness protecting her cubs









'The situation ended peacefully with all the family members making up and returning to their sunbathing. 'However, I don't think the cub was in any real danger because it was his cub. There are isolated incidents of male lions accepting already born cubs when they join a new pride, but those are rare. I imagine he is so big nobody else dares fight him. Answer (1 of 5): She’s fierce enough, but she’s not powerful enough. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. Kigali, a first time mother, gave birth to two cubs at Leipzig Zoo. A lions pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. 'He didn't appear to have any battle marks, which is unusual for a pride male. A lioness at a German zoo has killed and eaten her two newborn cubs just days after giving birth, to the horror of her keepers.

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'Lions normally weigh up 450lbs and I would say this one was at least that - possibly around 500lbs. Find & Download Free Graphic Resources for Lioness Protecting Lion. The 36-year-old, from Wantage, Oxfordshire, added: 'I have been photographing lions for many years but this was the biggest I have ever seen. This is the amazing moment a mother lion took a beating from a pack of African wild dogs in order to protect her cub. 'If she had not been there the dad would have probably whacked the cub so hard it would have knocked him over.' At just a couple of months old, the cub still needs the protection of its mother. It was extremely brave of her to stand up to him. 'He retaliated and slapped back but kept his claws in. 2 Clarke 1995 suggests that the sequence of lion similes. The event was caught on camera by photographer Elliott Neep who said: 'It was like he was telling him "Don't snarl at me", the mum came over and said "keep it calm" but then slapped the dad with her claws out, leaving a scratch. to her and protect him in the same way that a lioness protects her cubs against im hunters.









Lioness protecting her cubs