Sweet peas.

Wow I don't think I have ever seen photos of it, amazing, cute photo of cub with pup too.

Read the addie and see how rare they are.

What an unusual creature, thanks Celia.

Wow he looks like a cross doesn't he?

Very much so Incognito!

While looking through the many photos I was pretty disgusted with the amount of big cats that had fallen to the hunters and their guns.

I have no pity for the hunters that get taken by the animals.

Husband was brought up in Africa and he has often mentioned how cunning the Leopard is, he will double back and get behind a man on the hunt!

Yes hunters are so selfish, it is not like they are hunting for food either, just for their own bragging rights, which I think they should not have that right they should be put in prison.

Such a magnificent creature.

As for hunters in this day and age ... LOATHE THEM.

I feel the same way about hunting -- and am disgusted by it -- and that   Glenn McGrath what a magot he is  IMO -- paid heaps to go and kill all these animals -- and wanted people to donate for his wife's cancer

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Aust+cricketer+that+hunts+in+africa

Don't you just love that relaxed look.

Husband says this is their favourite pass time and this is what they do to catch a human!

The top photo looks photo shopped (edited), but amazing photos still.

That is what I think too, but some years ago we watched a documentary on this happening with goats in the mountains being hunted by the Leopards, also the Eagle, they have learnt to throw the goats off the mountain so the fall kills them!  They then don't have to chase them to kill them.

Maybe one goat but the one riding the bigger one looks like it is place there by photo editing.

Snow Leopards — just beautiful IMO.

Interesting never heard of the Barbary lion. 

I am surprised Incognito.

I am also surprised the largest of the Lion species was the first to become extinct. I guess they could not move as quickly as their smaller relations. Very sad, now we find the rest of the lions are becoming fewer as the years roll on.

Once again I was disgusted at the photos of the trophy hunters, not only that the photo of the parts that have been butchered as if the killing of the lion is not bad enough to view.

I sometimes of late have been thinking the Coronavirus 19 is mother natures way of  humans to find their roots and to go back to our homes and not travel the world.  This virus cruel as it has been has made the planet cleaner in more ways than one I feel.  If people stayed in their own countries there would be less violence and wars don't you feel?

Well we can already see how animals are benefiting from less humans trampling the planet but realistically I don't think it is staying in your own country that will stop wars or violence especially. But I get what you are saying, though too many people are having to leave their own countries when they don't even want to but are forced because of war, famine and lack of jobs and poverty. Getting off track here for this topic, wonder how the animals will cope when humans get back to travelling.

A sad end.

The Barbary lion was a population in North Africa that is regionally extinct today. This population occurred in Barbary Coastal regions of Maghreb from the Atlas Mountains to Egypt and was eradicated following the spreading of firearms and bounties for shooting lions. A comprehensive review of hunting and sighting records revealed that small groups of lions may have survived in Algeria until the early 1960s, and in Morocco until the mid-1960s.

And the babies are so cute, not sure what the last photo is about, maybe trying to tell her something.

I had to laugh at that photo with the expression on the males face!

I think she is a lot older than him and if he doesn't look out he will receive a swipe of the paw if he doesn't watch it!

A lot of lionesses do rule the roost in some prides and even fight off the odd male that wants to take over their Pride when their guys are off checking their territories.

These are  sad & amazing Lion true stories.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45947416 https://blog.londolozi.com/2017/05/01/the-epic-story-of-the-tailless-lioness-then-and-now/

That is so shocking about the tailess ones, amazing how they can do this to save themselves and how they use their instincts to know they must do it.

I found it amazing that both mother and daughter lost their tail, then went to hunt in the territory of other lions!  Bringing up cubs too and protecting and hiding them from the other lions. Truly amazing.

Good on him, I would think he made his own decisions but she gave him the courage to go against royal "traditions", which I think it is about time they stop hunting traditions, crazy that they still do this.

Its too bad he sold the rifles

What so that someone else can hunt with them ???

He should have destroyed them.

Totally over Meghan/Harry stories now,

What a couple of sweet hearts, I hope the foal likes his new mum!

I wonder if animals have nightmares?  Imagine all the animals taken by big cats and the rest of the herd sees this.

Have watched a few 'whodunnits' which featured those watching/filming barn owls with dire consequences LOL.

:) Wonderful bird BTW.

When we lived in Yorkshire 5 miles outside the city of York, each evening we would hear the call of a local Owl, also much to my late aunts surprise the singing of a Thrush.  These sounds are getting rare these days sadly.

Love owls, was amazed one land in a tree in the back yard once, but was not quick enough to get a camera before it flew away.