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    Ken Watkins
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    This sub-adult got rather dirty the night before eating a Cape Buffalo from a muddy pool, hence the dark colour.

    Here he is drying out the following morning in a Sausage tree,

    Kidepo National Park, Northern Uganda, 18th June 2012.

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    I love the almost menacing look you got, Ken. Well exposed and nice details throughout. Seeing a lion in a tree is always special, even better when it makes for a decent photo opp.
    In an ideal world the sausages wouldn't be where they are which would make for a cleaner image, but then those are what makes this tree so unique...
    How is the lion population doing in Uganda?
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    Very nice composition. I like that he is dirty and wonderful that you got him in a tree.

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    Love the pose here Ken, with a nice diagonal tree line, I'm finding the cut sausages a tad distracting, perhaps a wider view?
    Just wondering how the overall wildlife population has increased since I was last in Uganda back in '93. Big changes I believe.
    TFS


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    Morkel,

    I have no idea as to the population of the Lion as we only went to one real Wildlife Reserve, no cats in the other two. Certainly plenty in Tanzania in fact if you were to believe some of the ridiculous "population" estimates given by some " money-makers" we probably saw over 2% of the world population in one day.

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    Plenty of work being done by Uganda Wildlife so numbers are slowly rising after Idi's slaughter

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    Awwwwwww...you lot over Africa way are driving me insane with envy with all these shots of exotic creatures....errr...including a Sausage tree.


    Looks great Ken, cats sure know how to make themselves comfortable, is this one a bit skinny from the norm ?

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    Phil,

    Considering it had been pigging out on Buffalo the night before he does not appear overly full, but then again they digest remarkably fast

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    Great shot in an unusual setting!
    TFS

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