Photo of the Day

[Crewleader]

September 26, 2014

Call of the Wild

Photograph by Linda Porter, National Geographic Your Shot

A lioness roars a warning to her cubs in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. “She was perched on a hill right on the side of the dirt road,” writes Your Shot member Linda Porter, who captured the picture on an evening game drive. On an opposite hill were three young male lions, which sometimes kill cubs. “Our guide knew this lioness had three young cubs that were were out of sight and hidden. We observed her for over an hour as she continued to call out to her cubs, warning them of the potential danger that lurked across the way. Unlike most of our children, these cubs were extremely obedient and remained hidden.”

[mnhtnbb]

1. Yikes! Scared me!

I really enjoy these photos of the day that you post, Crewleader!

[Crewleader]

3. I'm happy you do mnhtnbb

and for all the lovely photos you and others post, makes me happy too!

[cntrygrl]

2. Someone hasn't been brushing her teeth! n/t

[Solly Mack]

4. That's me in the mornings.

[mnhtnbb]

5. LOL!

[Solly Mack]

6. It's true though. I've got a mean purr.

[Crewleader]

7. That's the fighter in YOU!

Hear Me Roar!

[Solly Mack]

8. Nah...it's the grumpy. :)

[ohheckyeah]

9. what a

beauty!

[Crewleader]

10. That she is and

protecting her babies...

[Half-Century Man]

11. How do you cure constipation while crawling across the Savanna?, Alec.

Travelers' Homeopathic Remedies for $400.

[catbyte]

12. She needs some White Strips

Just kidding. Awesome picture. Thanks for posting!

[Tom Kitten]

13. Look at her eyes

Protecting her cubs is serious business.

And concerning her yellow teeth, her paws aren't exactly designed for holding a toothbrush!

Me, I'd like a lion for a pet. I'd brush its teeth and take it for walks around the neighborhood. (Leashed, of course. We have leash laws here!) That would be so awesome!