Death of the King of Beasts

[AB2506]

You have to at least look at the photos. Once in a lifetime experience!

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[Little red riding hood]

Thanks for sharing

[Big Red 250]

Great story and pictures. A once in a lifetime expirience, I'm sure. For sure thanks for sharing.

[Talking moose]

Lions fascinate me. Love specials on lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and wild dogs. But lions are best.

[fallen1817]

Great story, but man oh man, from a hunter's perspective, It's tough to hear (and see) something dying, and the agony of death being prolonged.

J

[covey ridge]

A once in a lifetime experience! A sacred experience! Thank you for posting

[bobtodrick]

Not to turn this political...but I would wish a lot of anti hunting people would see this. So many of them have the idea that if not for hunters wildlife leads such a tranquil existence.
Left to natural causes I imagine a lot of lions depart the earth in this state.
Sad.

[Tundra Monkey]

Originally Posted by bobtodrick

Not to turn this political...but I would wish a lot of anti hunting people would see this. So many of them have the idea that if not for hunters wildlife leads such a tranquil existence.
Left to natural causes I imagine a lot of lions depart the earth in this state.
Sad.

I kinda thought about it another way.

In my thinking that is a slim chance that a male lion would die of old age/starvation. Plenty of nastier ways to go. They must be doing very well in this area to allow a male to get to this stage of life.

I hope I go in a similar fashion.....sans the starvation and being chased by elephants in my final moments. Old age isn't a bad option.

[covey ridge]

Can't get away from it! Death is a part of life! When death comes after a long life it is not always pretty. For humans, death after a life well lived seems to be preferable to going young and in your prime. I am glad the King lived to a ripe old age. In his prime he must have been magnificent.

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by Tundra Monkey

I kinda thought about it another way.

In my thinking that is a slim chance that a male lion would die of old age/starvation. Plenty of nastier ways to go. They must be doing very well in this area to allow a male to get to this stage of life.

I hope I go in a similar fashion.....sans the starvation and being chased by elephants in my final moments. Old age isn't a bad option.

Yes most starve. But not at a ripe old age. Usually in their prime or shortly after. (Tough for a male lion to make it on its own or take over another lions pride once it’s been run off from its old pride). The lionesses live twice as long as males.

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by covey ridge

Can't get away from it! Death is a part of life! When death comes after a long life it is not always pretty. For humans, death after a life well lived seems to be preferable to going young and in your prime. I am glad the King lived to a ripe old age. In his prime he must have been magnificent.

He probably wasn’t a ripe old age. He had a broken leg. That said he would be ousted from the pride and left to starve to death. In his prime.

[roper1]

Some parallels to middle Eastern dictators. Retirement isn't an option, five minutes after middle age, you're ostracized, thrown out of the family to starve, if not outright murdered for your title.

Very cool pics & write-up, Thanks!!

[parfleche]

Thank You !

[BloodHound70]

That was an interesting read.

Has to be because of Climate Change though.......

BH

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

He probably wasn’t a ripe old age. He had a broken leg. That said he would be ousted from the pride and left to starve to death. In his prime.

The reason that I think he was old, other than the end of the blog which read "he roamed and ruled for many years" is the position of the rear leg.

I do not think the leg was broken. I have seen old dogs position their rear legs or a leg that exact way. They no longer seem to be able to sit on their haunches. Diagnosis has always revealed that rear leg in the area of the knee or stifle and/or the spine to be very arthritic. A condition that is usually seen with very advanced age.