[nikonf4] Re: Lion's lunch?
- From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
- To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:35:05 -0800
Interesting. The little springbok was taking its fear out of the gene pool.
On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Dave wrote:
> I worked at the Detroit Zoo when I was in high school and had a chance to
> interact with the lions. I'm convinced cat behavior is all the same whether
> it's a domestic cat, lion, cheetah or whatever. The difference is that a lion
> can do real damage if it attacks and a domestic cat really can't. The guy did
> exactly the right thing by standing still when the lioness faced him and put
> her head down. That was her indication that she would have flushed him if he
> moved very much. Big cats will very seldom attack anything that they don't
> or can't chase.
>
> I saw some amazing footage of an cheetah on the attack. There was a very
> young springbok fawn crouching in the grass as its mother had taught it to
> do. The cheetah approached and the fawn just froze. The cheetah cuffed at it
> to make it move, which it finally did. It ran about 10 feet and the cheetah
> only then chased it, pounced and killed it.
>
> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
> To: f4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 8:39:42 PM
> Subject: [nikonf4] Lion's lunch?
>
> This is closer than I want to be!
>
> http://www.petapixel.com/2011/02/10/photographer-nearly-becomes-lioness-food-with-camera-in-hand/
>
> Eric
>
> "It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument."
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Eric
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others
have thrown at him." David Brinkley
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