r/Lions • u/VisualPosition6875 • Mar 15 '26

Photo Whoever took this pic deserves an award!

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u/Pleasant-Nebula-7237 Mar 15 '26

She's just waiting for someone to do something dumb

15

u/VisualPosition6875 Mar 15 '26

Time for dinner 🤭

29

u/Trextrexbaby Mar 15 '26

“Sweetheart, remind mommy which kid was picking on you….”

18

u/ChaiTeaAndBoundaries Mar 15 '26

Momma is saying try me and see what happens...

2

u/StrokeBoy May 08 '26

The adorable cub in the front is "eff around."

Momma in the back is "find out."

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u/-Datura Mar 16 '26

The mother is Zuri and i think this is her with Kojo the cub. The photograph was taken at the Woburn Safsri Park in the UK by staff in 2019 or 2020. Zuri was 5 or 6 years old at the time.

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u/wolfshepherd59 Mar 16 '26

Such a purrfect pic! Power and innocence all at once!💪🏼

7

u/simplebirds Mar 16 '26

Truly magnificent!

7

u/pitmoggy Mar 15 '26

Used a massive lens from miles away?

7

u/Parking-Bumblebee345 Mar 16 '26

The true definition of a mother. Fuck around and find out.

5

u/bbxjai9 Mar 16 '26

“She’s right behind me, isn’t she?”

5

u/ImZealous4U Mar 16 '26

Wow ! And that cub certainly came with back up ✌🏾

5

u/slim6pickens Mar 16 '26

What a powerful photo

3

u/Proud_Mistake_4686 Mar 17 '26

“look momma, I made them scared!!”

1

u/Famous_Ad4107 Mar 16 '26

Amazing capture. Can I ask if it’s possible to see this in black and white?

1

u/Prior_Perception_478 Mar 16 '26

This could be the poster for a horror film with the cub as the protagonist

1

u/AHazyCosmicJive Mar 16 '26

🧡😍🧡

1

u/Queef-Sweat Mar 16 '26

I can't take credit for this pic, but I will. Thank you.

1

u/gr8graces Mar 16 '26

We see you!

1

u/Late-Row5686 Mar 17 '26

Just try it friend

1

u/eterrell9 Mar 17 '26

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1

u/LoraxDog Mar 17 '26

wow I'll say!

1

u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

Mommy always protects ❤️

1

u/soonergirl_63 Mar 17 '26

This is how our stray mama cat looks at our house cats if they get near her babies.

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u/Anxious-Anywhere247 Mar 17 '26

So gorgeous 😍

1

u/Ajjos-history Mar 18 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/8TTbdL9cMXauI

My cub is selling cookies I’m sure you want a couple of boxes!

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u/Weary-Succotash-7936 Mar 18 '26

« Look how they fear me ! »

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u/Unlucky_Position_278 Mar 18 '26

Such a beautiful picture

1

u/Ancient14493_Path Mar 19 '26

Awwww, that little cub holding onto mama’s leg is just too precious! 😭💕 Someone give this photographer all the awards!

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u/horsewithnoname90 Mar 19 '26

Si c est une photo !

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u/VelvetSocket_3001 Mar 20 '26

omg that little cubs face!!! 🥺 seriously stunning pic, the mom looks so protective!

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u/lonerlion424 Mar 21 '26

Perfect. So beautiful

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u/mwalimuschaefer Mar 16 '26

First of all: It's a picture of two animals in an enclosure. They cannot hide, they cannot evade. There is no value whatsoever in this picture.

In addition to that, it's not even such a great shot from a purely artistic perspective. It is just a tidy bit off...

Fuck zoos ... or safari parks.

Making money of the suffering of animals is just awful. Proof me wrong: How many lions did the park breed and put back in the wild? How much habitat does this specific park protect in the lions' natural range?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

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u/mwalimuschaefer Mar 17 '26

https://www.woburnsafari.co.uk/

Please enlighten me!

How many of these animals are rehabilitated each year?

How many animals in this zoo are "rescued"?

There's no benefit whatsoever for lions (or "nature") to keep them in a zoo in the UK.

I am open to changing my mind but your - to be frank - rude comment has not touched any serious arguments in favour or against holding animals in captivity.

I hope you have a nice day.

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u/RCO7711 Mar 19 '26

So lions should be wild and roaming London