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Lions in Nogorongoro Crater

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Caught these lions mating in the Ngorongoro Crater in February 2007. When they mate they seem oblivious to the rest of the world. They will mate 200+ times in a week.

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rpc

hahahahahah

Voted 10/10

"They will mate 200+ times in a week."
oh to be young again!

Posted Nov 7, 2007 12:37 pm


	Kurt Wedberg	Re: hahahahahah
	Hasn't voted	Just remember... age is all a state of mind!!
		Posted Nov 7, 2007 1:08 pm


	cp0915	Re: hahahahahah
	Hasn't voted	200+ times a week! A tenth of that is pushing the limits (for me, at least).
		Posted Nov 7, 2007 1:14 pm

Dean

Now that is a ten

Voted 10/10

of a picture. What an amazing shot and unless you were using a telephoto lens, it seems like you are right in the middle of the "action".

Posted Nov 7, 2007 2:00 pm


	Kurt Wedberg	Re: Now that is a ten
	Hasn't voted	The shot was taken with a telephoto lens. I was using a 70-300 zoom. I don't remember how much I had it zoomed but we were plenty close enough to hear the male growling when I took the shot.
		Posted Nov 16, 2007 6:44 pm

Ejnar Fjerdingstad

As Far as I Remember

Voted 10/10

it is 150 times a day! The female is not receptive for a whole week.

Posted Nov 8, 2007 1:05 pm


	Kurt Wedberg	Re: As Far as I Remember
	Hasn't voted	It probably depends on which book you read or which NG show you watch on TV. From local reports at the Ngorongoro park these two mated for 8 days!
		Posted Nov 8, 2007 1:22 pm

Zzyzx	A real action shot
Voted 10/10	If this was a pic of mating llamas, we'd have another Photo of the Week :D You should attach it to the Cats album
	Posted Nov 16, 2007 2:25 am