Battle Face

9 responses to “Battle Face”

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   pearson3

   Jan 11, 2012 at 3:31 am

   gorgeous.

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   solerena

   Jan 11, 2012 at 4:36 am

   Another great shot in your African saga…

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   AcroYogi

   Jan 11, 2012 at 6:27 am

   "untouched… given the ease of iPhoto…"
   Right!??!?!
   kudos Steve, on an absolutely fabulous snap!

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   jitze

   Jan 11, 2012 at 8:41 am

   Actually he looks in pretty good shape – a bit moth-eaten perhaps, but no recent wounds or scratches deep enough to suppurate or attract flies. A handsome fellow indeed, probably quite the ladies man…

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   Chucil

   Jan 11, 2012 at 5:09 pm

   It looks like a real lion in front of me, not a photo.

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6. 

   jurvetson

   Jan 11, 2012 at 5:32 pm

   "Stand your ground Sao and look big" – lesson from TED

   Also, if you missed it earlier, I posted other lions eating a buffalo, cuddling at night, and leopards going through a mating dance / fight in Botswana and another walking by close enough to touch in South Africa.

   P.S. I have not pulled my lion videos together yet, but here’s an amazing lion ambush video in Kruger if you have not seen it. Quite dramatic, but with a happy ending. =)

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jitze1942] – you have no idea… he has a posse of 22 lions… never seen so many in one place… photos to come.

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/praxis69] – thanks… and yes, no edits whatsoever to this photo

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   Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

   Jan 11, 2012 at 11:44 pm

   Appears pensive! One of these days you’ll have to let me know who you booked through. I have to make this trip eventually!

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   Chucil

   Jan 12, 2012 at 6:18 am

   Thank you!!!
   Watched John Kasaona’s TED talk and the ambush video. Like both, happy tone in the former, and happy ending in the latter. Life is not fragile at Kruger. Thanks for the links to your earlier photos. Amazing collections! Rival John Kasaona’s.
   If interested, there is a video of "Little Girl Shows Lion Who’s Boss" at a New Zealand zoo.
   abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/little-girl-stares-down-lion-at-…
   A lot of courage for a city adult to stand his/her ground and look big in front of the Lion King in the wilderness.

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   ablaze mist

   Mar 15, 2012 at 10:02 am

   Oh, his eyes are killing me. They are so soft, but I know he could take down big game in a heartbeat.

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