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Thanks for the honor "World Lion Day" for appreciating this lioness series. It was a spotting I will never forget.
We saw 7 lions in a tree @ Lake nakuru. They climb when they have opportunity
Congratulations Cindy, this beautiful series has been chosen to mark World Lion Day!
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Thank-you Sarah. It was a lucky spot being at the right place at the right time.
That makes a little more sense CindyCor! I hope you have this beautiful picture framed somewhere on your wall. Although, now that I have looked through your other spotting, I bet you are running our of wall space - they are all gorgeous! ;)
EmilyMarino.. From my understanding from the guides in Africa, lions do have retractable claws, but they are used for holding prey. Allegedly they are not formed for climbing like a leopard , so lions are not known to climb very often.
Thank you for the clarification Cindy! She is quite the site, a true beauty and you captured it perfectly. However, I am pretty sure lions have retractable claws, just like domestic cats. The cheetah is the only African cat I know of that does not have retractable claws, as they use their claws like cleats, digging them into the earth as they sprint.
EmilyMarino ... this lioness is just had a big meal. Don't know how she climbed this high tree being so full and not having retractable claws. She was about 20-25 feet high.
Incredible pictures. This should be in the National Geographic!
Thank you very much for sharing with us.
You are correct Adam. My guide spotted her up this tree from so far away. He must have eagle eyes !!!
WOW! Shes a little pudgy! :-) I always love when I find a good sleepy time branch...
Well if she did just have as big of a meal as it looks like, she probably didn't feel like budging. I know I never do haha
Hi Ashley, I agree !!!! Looks like she had a huge meal before climbing up this tree. It was a pretty high one with not many branches so who knows how she got up there, or how she got down. We waited over an hour for her to come down , but she did not budge !!
Don't know how this female got up this tree because lions do not have retractable claws.
The best thing about this photo is that we were the only people there. What a find , and great photos to show it !!!
Spotted on Sep 3, 2006
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011
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