Lions in Statues
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A lion on morning patrol, bringing together his pride. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September 2022. c.2022 John M. Hudson jmhudson1.com
Part of a large Pride waiting for a crocodile to clear the water-hole before going down to drink. Serengeti, Tanzania.
They had a show on by the time we got to the Sea Lion pool and it was very crowded. Luckily I had my telephoto lens, so I did manage to get this shot.
Lions are the only cats that live in groups. Lions are the second largest cat on Earth (after Siberian Tiger).
It was a pleasant 4-eye meeting (early morning, Engelhard Dam Road). He gave me few seconds to take some photos and then suddenly started roaring. At first I was a little bit in panic, but after few seconds I unerstood that this was not for me, he was calling his friends.
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west.
South Africa, Kruger National Park
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Le lion et les mouches, parc national Murchison Falls, Ouganda 🇺🇬
Découvrez sur mon blog My-Wildlife mon article sur mes safaris dans le parc www.my-wildlife.com/safari-au-parc-national-murchison-falls/ 😉
Probably my best lion picture from the whole trip.
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Kruger National Park
This is the last snap I took before shutting the window. The Lion was just plodding along past us, showing no interest in our presence.
Cette sculpture, implantée dans la roseraie du Jardin de ville, représente le héros de la mythologie antique Hercule. Elle se compose d'un piédestal en pierre et d'une statue en bronze fondue en 1996 d'après un original datant de la fin du XVIè siècle conservé au musée de Grenoble.
Cette sculpture évoque deux des douze travaux imposés au héros par la déesse Junon : tuer le lion de Némée dont la dépouille s’enroule autour de sa jambe et retombe à ses pieds ; voler les pommes d'or du jardin des Hespérides qu'Hercule tient ici dans sa main gauche. Le modelé puissant, particulièrement celui du torse qui laisse apparaître les muscles saillants, donne à cette œuvre une présence monumentale que renforcent la régularité des traits du visage et le regard déterminé. Longtemps présenté comme un portrait allégorique du duc de Lesdiguières, attribué à Jacob RICHIER, sculpteur attaché au duc et connu notamment pour les décorations du Château de Vizille, Hercule est aujourd'hui considéré comme une œuvre anonyme de la Renaissance italienne. Transportée à Grenoble au début du XVIIIè siècle par les descendants du duc, l'œuvre est achetée par les consuls de la ville de Grenoble en 1719, en même temps que l'hôtel et son parc. En 1740, elle est installée dans la partie boisée du jardin appelée "le bocage", au centre de l'actuelle roseraie du Jardin de ville. Restée au même emplacement pendant plus de deux siècles, la sculpture est tombée de son socle en 1989 en raison d'une usure extrême. Restaurée, la statue a pris place dans les collections du musée de Grenoble. Deux copies en bronze permettent, néanmoins, de la retrouver dans l'espace public : l'une dans le Jardin de ville depuis 1996, l'autre dans le parc du domaine de Vizille depuis 2008, à l'emplacement originel de la statue.
This highly social and intelligent species is well adapted to a semi-aquatic life-style. Male and female California sea lions differ significantly in appearance. Males are substantially bigger than females and have an enlarged sagittal crest, which is usually topped with white fur.
Satara Lion.
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La qualité est mauvaise mais je poste la photo quand même : c'est en effet la première fois que j'ai pu voir vraiment le lion d'Asie (un couple au Parc des félins) autrement que loin et affalé comme une carpette.
LION D'ASIE :
Son habitat naturel s'étendait autrefois sur tout le sous-continent indien et il était possible de le trouver de la Syrie à l'Inde orientale. À cause de la chasse et de la destruction de son habitat, il avait pratiquement disparu du continent au XXe siècle. Le lion d'Asie est en grand danger d'extinction. Les derniers spécimens sauvages, environ 500 seulement, se trouvent en Inde, dans la forêt de Gir. Des bergers maldharis introduisent leur troupeau dans le parc national, accroissant le risque de prélèvement de leur bétail par les lions. Bien qu'indemnisés par l'état indien, les tensions sont fortes et certains éleveurs laissent du bétail empoisonné à destination des lions. Le 12 septembre 2018, cinq lions de la forêt de Gir sont morts de la maladie de Carré, une souche est-africaine ayant déjà décimé un tiers des populations de lions africaines. Des tirs de vaccins contre cette maladie sont la seule mesure de protection efficace.
The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It was erected during the 13th century BC, around 1250 BC in the northwest side of the acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses or lions in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.
The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. It is the only monument of Bronze Age Greece to bear an iconographic motif that survived without being buried underground, and the only relief image which was described in the literature of classical antiquity, such that it was well known prior to modern archaeology. (Wikipedia)
Lions are the only cats that live in groups. Lions are the second largest cat on Earth (after Siberian Tiger).
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west.
South Africa, Kruger National Park
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World Lion Day - 10/08/19. This photo was taken during our visit to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park in 2016. I dream of visiting again one day. We had the privilege of watching this male black maned lion and a female lion on several occasions on the same day.
Lions are my favorites of the big cats. They like to hunt, fight, play, love, bond and, unfortunately, sleep. Males are protective of their territory and leave a message at the proverbial post office, whenever they pass by. It was fun watching even young males stop by the post office and check the mail, even if they didn’t leave their own personal scent message. This big guy checked the post office for messages and left one of his own. (Panther leo) (Sony a1, 70-200mm lens @ 121mm, f/5, 1/500 second, ISO 640)
The Lions are iconic twin peaks on Vancouver's North Shore Mountains, visible across Metro Vancouver, resembling seated lions and named by settlers after London's Trafalgar Square statues. They include the higher West Lion (around 1646m) and East Lion (around 1606m), offering challenging hikes, particularly the West Lion via the popular Binkert Trail from Lions Bay, with the East Lion requiring advanced mountaineering skills. The peaks are a significant local landmark, inspiring the Lions Gate Bridge and the BC Lions CFL team.
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One of the most entertaining things about self-driving safaris is that once you're parked and quiet, the animals ignore you and just go about their business. This lion (and the others) walked so close to our vehicle a couple times that we rolled up the windows (just in case).
Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana