Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Platoali/Douglas, Thanks for looking. Lions copulate 2-3 times an hour for upto 4 days, mainly because ovulation in lions is induced by activity. Therefore, if you see a mating pair, a half an hour wait would almost guarantee a photo opportunity, though the act itself only lasts for 30-45 seconds. There was an unusual amount of lion mating going on. The reason for this is probably that Kenya is undergoing extremely severe drought conditions, and weakened game is available, so conversely, food is easier to come by for predators - therefore they are trying to have children when food is relatively abundant. In Samburu, where it is far more arid than the Mara, there were carcasses just lying around, and even the vultures were choosy in what they ate. This photograph is not typical - usually it is the female who start snarling and scrapping like mad once the act is over. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote > >> Sex: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090910_171720Mara.jpg.html > > This is a stand out, as to echo Platoali, I've never seen this type of > image > before > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >