African Lion Bandele

BANDELE is an African Lion born *31.03.2011 in Hamburg as one of a quadruplet. Together with his brother Batou he has been living in #TierparkHellabrunn since 21.03.2012. His sisters Naledi and Sakina are living in two different zoos in Sri Lanka now.

 

>>> Their mother Tambesi (*2003 in Denmark) was sent from Hamburg to a zoo in Denmark for a couple of weeks after her male partner in HH had died. She became pregnant and returned to HH where she gave birth to the quadruplet.

Naviri her older son (* 2006) was sterilized and believed he was the father of the lion babies. That’s why he was involved in caring for the four lion babies together with Tambesi and her sister Carbora.

 

Portrait of Bandele taken in #TierparkHellabrunn

Canon EOS 450D EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM

ƒ/5.6

236.0 mm

1/250 Sec

ISO 640

 

[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]

 

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