
Hilde en Jules
Originally uploaded by annick vanderschelden
Salers uit de Auvergne (halfharde hoevekaas van koemelk), bavarois van peperkoek, crumble van gedroogde vruchten en noten.
South Africa, Kruger National Park, Skukuza.
Annick Vanderschelden copyright 2007.
The four key-prides consist of two in central Etosha (Okondeka & Gemsbokvlakte), one in western Etosha (Renostervlei/Dolomietpunt) and one in the east (Namutoni/Chudop).
It's plausible that this male belongs to the Namutomi/Chudop pride.
An evaluation of a research (Junker & Stander 2001) indicates that the status and stability of the Etosha lion population can be measured from a sample of four key lion prides.
Etosha lions have been studied since 1980 (Junker & Stander 2001). These long-term data on pride structures, age-specific mortality, and family lineages are extremely valuable to the development of Lion Conflict Management Strategies (LCMS) and the National Lion Conservation Strategy.
Lions spend much of their time resting and are inactive for about 20 hours per day.
There is an estimated number of 250 lions in the park.