30/05/2026
Say cheese!
The moment even a lioness smiles for the camera!
Behind this smile is a life lived with a lot of challenges, from hunting to care giving, defending of territory when males are away, caring for the cubs and the list goes on.
From the moment a lioness becomes of age her life changes completely, now she needs to hunt, she needs to keep threats clear while the male is out patrolling the distant corners of his territory or even live a life balanced between the safety of her new born cubs and security of the pride. The latter is probably the most difficult since she will have to hide her cubs from even her own sister for an average of 8 weeks before attempting to introduce them, during this time the threats are endless, from hyena to wild dogs, elephants or even her own pride members.
