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Lion by ~timgander:icontimgander:

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Captive Barbary Lion, Port Lympne wild animal park, Kent, UK. He'd just had a chicken lunch...

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~SafarisSanctuary May 13, 2008, 10:50:00 AM
Do you know if he is 100% Barbary?
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~timgander May 13, 2008, 11:17:38 AM
Hi! Good question. I'm not an animal expert, and on the Port Lympne website they refer to them as "Barbary/Atlas Lion". Does that mean they are cross-bred? Or is it that in some people call them Barbary and some call them Atlas? I'd like to know your thoughts...

For info, this was shot on a 300mm f2.8 through a shooting hatch which had been installed for a TV documentary crew to use. I still didn't want to stick my lens in too far though!
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~SafarisSanctuary May 13, 2008, 12:55:34 PM
I've never heard of Atlas lion. But I know Barbary lions are really rare. I think there are 6 male barbary lions left in America. And we have some, but we don't know how much % Barbary Blood they have. Their manes are a lot darker than this one... So I guess Barbary/Atlas is a cross breed o.O
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~timgander May 13, 2008, 11:27:51 PM
Could be. This has to be a captive-bred one. He had cubs in there too and if I get time I'll dig out the pics and see if there's anything worth posting here.
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~SafarisSanctuary May 14, 2008, 8:25:11 AM
yeah barbary lions are extinct in the wild. the only ones alive are in zoos.... too sad =(
i'll try to get some of ours... i hope they will have a dna testing that works soon so we can find out how much % they actually are
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=TVD-Photography Jun 7, 2008, 3:55:00 AM
What beautiful eyes he has! :aww:

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Baby cheetah!
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~timgander Jun 7, 2008, 8:59:04 AM
Aren't they just. But I think they were trying to figure out if he could pull me through the shooting hatch and eat me :lol:

Funny story on this one. The lion came right up to the fence and the keeper said "go ahead and tickle him, he loves it", so I stuck my fingers in (!) and gave him a tickle on the back. At this the lion turned and roared at me and I had to swallow my heart and lungs. The lion's roar makes your guts rattle at close range... don't try this at home, kids :lol:
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=TVD-Photography Jun 8, 2008, 3:06:17 AM
OMG, I'd love to do that though, I like it when the lions roar they make an interesting sound :aww:

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Baby cheetah!
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=jayshree Jun 23, 2008, 9:42:06 AM
those eyes are amazing. but i'm partial to his messy mane. looks like mine. lol

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That's what your mom said, before I shaved her back! ATHF

Is there some tread left on those tires, or is it just like throwing a hot dog down the hallway? Family Guy
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~timgander Jun 23, 2008, 10:15:03 AM
Haha! I see what you mean here [link] . You should get a pet lion and enter a owners that look like their pets competition. You'd win (because the judges would be scared you'd set the lion on them!) :lol:
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