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There are two female lions at Werribee Open Range Zoo, and they are mother and daughter. They were joined by a new male last year with a view to hearing the pitter patter of little paws - they are trying!
This day was heavily overcast, and the male didn’t seem to be interested in joining the ladies outside - perhaps he was overtired from the pursuit of pitter-patter?
Click on the images below to see them larger.
What are you looking at?
I don’t like how that bird is looking at me
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Let’s get a view from higher up
Now everyone is beneath me!
These images were all shot on the Sony 200-600mm G on a Sony A7RV in Animal subject recognition mode. It was not the ideal lens when one is rather close to lions, though - even 200mm can be a bit long sometimes!
In case you are wondering, the alert lioness is the mother, while the less alert is her daughter.
That final perch is a long way from the ground. I’m not sure if it’s 4 or 5 metres up. Quite intimidating when 100kg of lion is that high up!