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🔥The 16-year-old South Shishangeni lion, the oldest known lion in Kruger National Park, remarkably well-preserved for his age.

Image credits: Helen Lever and Adam Zimmerman.

South Shishangeni's journey has been incredibly difficult. He lost his original coalition brothers to territorial fights. Over the years, he has partnered with other solitary, unrelated males who were eventually killed or displaced, forcing him to adapt and survive alone.

He has defied the odds by surviving into his twilight years, and continues to patrol and control the Malelane area. Today, he operates alongside a much younger coalition partner, often identified as a son of the Mjejane males, who assists him with territory defense

Even at his advanced age, he remains a massive tank with an impressive mane. He is widely regarded by safari guides and big cat enthusiasts as one of the largest and most magnificent-looking lions to ever roam the southern region of Kruger.

You can see pictures of him on the internet alongside his young partner. He is much bigger than the young lion.

u/Limp_Yogurtcloset_71 — 24 hours ago
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🔥 These Humpback Whales in Antarctica have learned a cooperative feeding technique that traps their prey - krill - in a net of bubbles before the whales scoop them up from below.

Credit to Richard Sidey

u/21MayDay21 — 1 day ago
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🔥 All 7 cubs born to this cheetah in Kruger are still alive and healthy at around 2 months old. Super rare to see this

Recorded by @krugerpridesafaris

u/PM_ME_WHOLESOME_YIFF — 2 days ago
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🔥 The moment the lioness looked up at the photographer with a piercing gaze, crimson blood dripping from its muzzle.

Photo by Lara Jackson, UK

Lara spotted this female lion as it leapt upon a wildebeest. As she watched, the big cat began to eat its still-struggling prey.

u/SystematicApproach — 2 days ago
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🔥 The Rough-skinned newt, a native species in the Pacific Northwest. These amphibians are highly poisonous and contain a strong neurotoxin called Tetrodotoxin (the same toxin as a pufferfish)

Credit to Jake Guzman

u/21MayDay21 — 1 day ago