Mating matter by busi2ness

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 14, 2009

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I am back on safer soil with animal captures after the grunge fun. Thanks goodness you say! :P
A pair of mating lions up close. The male is a gorgeous white lion, while the female is of normal coloring. Look close, she is still covered in blood from her last meal and the male is not taking any chances. Mating lionesses are aggressive towards the male in between mating and would attack for no apparent reason. Sounds familiar in human behavior? Hehe. On this particular day we had been lulled into believing it's quite safe but the next moment the female charged at us and one of the Renderosity photographers with me, almost peed her pants. It was the first time in her life she experienced the sheer volume of a growling lion. She was appalled by the strong odor emanating from her gaping mouth, I had my doubts as to the origin though. I am being silly, I know...
Hey, don't miss the challenge!:

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Comments (57)

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annie5

7:30PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Superb capture Piet! :)

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odie

7:43PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Well, lucky for him he can communicate with such a feisty lady! Covered with blood, eh? Yeah... I'd take my time, too. lol. What a wonderful opportunity for you both!! Also, To hear that sound....ROOOWWWRRR!

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npauling

8:18PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Excellent capture and quite a different pose than I normally see of lions.

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eekdog

8:38PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

beautiful cats and shot!

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shorterbus

8:40PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Please, tell me you discovered this picture was on your camera when you went back to recover it.

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DennisReed

8:49PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Gorgeous animals!

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elfin14doaks

9:09PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

This is an incredible capture, you are an amazing photographer.

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elfin12u

9:32PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Awesome capture!! And I agree with you as to how their tendencies are so familiar with ours! In your pic one can clearly see the male asserting himself, and the female in a bit of a more submissive posture, albeit with claws and big pointy teeth. This is much akin to our dating and attraction roles as a relationship is just generally just starting out. Ok, if I were charged by a lion,..or lioness, especially one with claws and big pointy teeth, I can pretty much guarantee you I would be wetting myself too! Which is mainly why I wear depends. This is an amazing capture!! I've never seen a white lion before, and am really glad you did all the up close and personal work for us. There is one incredible difference between the species, at least as far as the mating ritual is concerned. It appears as though the lions are only aggressive between bouts, where as with humans, you might see more of this, having interrupted them during.

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CavalierLady

9:37PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Outstanding capture of wild animal behavior Piet! I know even common house cats act much the same way, but the fierceness and wildness of this scene are most impressive!!

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DreamersWish

9:50PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

What a seriously amazing and dangerous looking shot! You can just feel the hormones a going. I am glad that both of you came out safely. These animals look incredibly muscular and I love the look on their faces. Gorgeous shot!

West_coaster07

10:50PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Great capture Piet!

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SGopi

1:06AM | Mon, 15 June 2009

Excellent capture!!

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kgb224

2:07AM | Mon, 15 June 2009

Wonderful capture Oom Piet.

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kelvinhughes

3:36AM | Mon, 15 June 2009

great image Piet My friend well done

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FrenchKiss

6:31AM | Mon, 15 June 2009

Wow! Fantastic stuff here! That female lion looks quite playful, actually. Amazing she got aggressive right afterwards. What a cool shot!

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orig_buggy

7:39PM | Mon, 15 June 2009

wonderful

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MirageBay

4:00AM | Tue, 16 June 2009

What an outstanding photo and lions!

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amirapsp

11:52AM | Tue, 16 June 2009

This is so striking...Hugs

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evielouise

3:25PM | Tue, 16 June 2009

I am woman I am strong lol What a great photo and yes sireeeee I would be a scary cat and a human run would not be enough lol::

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drag

3:12PM | Wed, 17 June 2009

Ooh lala..A awesome image. I think the blood would scare him off lol.

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three_grrr

11:04PM | Wed, 17 June 2009

Ha Ha .. your comments really make me giggle today! Aside from your delightful commentary, your photo work is astounding. I would have insisted on using the Hubble Telescope to get this close up, grins.

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mbz2662

1:42AM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Wow~ Scarily wonderful! Fantastic capture.

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kimariehere

5:30PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

exceptional pose and wild life capture!

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mgtcs

3:09PM | Wed, 24 June 2009

It's perfect my friend!

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blinkings

4:52AM | Sat, 04 July 2009

'Mating lionesses are aggressive towards the male in between mating and would attack for no apparent reason'!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet that lion and I have a great deal in common. ;)

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