Posted on 10/26/2007 9:21:24 PM PDT by Shermy
In layman's terms - "I kinda suck at the bow."
I mew you would.
This isn’t good. A Safari Lion in Appalachia will get killed without prejudice. I hope they can trap it.
Adrian Barbeau is the target now.
LION EXPRESSIONS |
These lions, all being cuddled, display an open-mouthed response similar to saying "Aww!" |
All three male lions here display a grin. All of them have a very good reason to smile, as you might guess. Note the lioness in the left photo is returning his gesture with an open-mouthed response. |
This is called "Flehmen." Not a "yuck," it's a reaction to strange smells that lions of both sexes show, allowing the Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth to "taste" smells. Not even Einstein had a jacobson's organ...humans don't engage in flehmen. |
The lioness on the left is giving you an intent look that could signal any sort of approach, from stalking prey to preparing for a play. In the center is a typical calm face. The lion on the right is panting. |
No doubt about it, the first two have the look that says "Buzz off!" The male in the center is more confident...his ears remain forward. Hers go back. The female in the third is even more defensive. Humans, like lions, make a bite face, though they usually don't fight with their teeth. |
The lioness on the left is stretching. She shuts her eyes and the corners of her mouth turn down. The male in the center is yawning. The male on the right is roaring. The tongue does not stick out while roaring. Humans don't stick their tongue out when yawning or roaring... |
These lions are both cringing. It's a reaction similar to what you might do if someone sneaked up on you in a quiet library and grabbed you from behind. This man was just grabbed by the tax auditor. |
The cause of the first two expressions is a bit racy. Let's say it roughly translates, "YESSS!!" The third is good old fashioned grooming, but it makes my tongue cramp just watching it! The man, like the lion, opens his mouth in a moment of extreme pleasure, but cannot lick his own neck. |
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Hmmm........An American Mountain Lion and an African Lion couldn’t breed could they?
I am 55 years old and have been hunting since I was 10. I have seen a lot of odd things in the woods but an african lion takes 1st place.I have seen several mountain lions here in central PA. Our game commision claims they are extinct here.
The government tells us to that all Chinese imports are fairly safe and we don't have enough money to combat the illegal alien problem. However, there's plenty of money some how to build the Trans Texas Corridor superhighway and railroad, but not enough money to build the southern wall / fence.
I’ve read hundreds of reports of cougar sightings in western Pa., western Md, West VA, and Va. Many reports came from park rangers and hunters. I believe you.
Could he have been drinking at the time?
“Thats what I was thinking. There is absolutely no way to confuse a bear for a lion. Now I can see an over-active imagination confusing a cougar with a lion...but a bear? No way.”
Earlier he thought it might have been a deer, then it growled. But he’s sure it’s not a bear. WTF?
“have been drinking at the time?”
No, he was just sniffing the bottom of the fruit jar. ;)
Black Panthers were sighted in Durham, NC last year.
I met and have hunted with Fred Bear (R.I.P)and he tells the story about a huge bear he killed in Alaska. Don’t know if this is the same one. Hid behind a large boulder on the beach and when the bear walked past him....ZAP.....one arrow.
So were those two little kitties in Tsavo...
I read many years ago about the first settlers in America actally spotting Lions with manes on American soil. They would hunt thme down etc. Looking through the internet I came across pictures (drawings) of the American Lion which I believe is supposed to have had a black mane and is bigger then the African Lion but they should be extinct now. How I wish it would really be an American Lion.
Durm should open its own zoo.
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