Die Löwin, die ihre Jungen bewacht. NAROK, KENIA: Eine LÖWIN, die ihre Jungen von einem britischen Fotografen trug, zeigte die Liebe und den Schutz einer Mutter. Das 400-Pfünder
The lioness looking over her cubs. NAROK, KENYA: A LIONESS carrying her cubs by a UK photographer showed one mother?s love and protection.The 400-pound lioness was shown to be carrying one of her ten-pound cubs in her mouth in order to protect the young cub from danger. Another image shows the five-feet long lioness leaving the cubs on the ground before deciding to pick one of them up by her mouth again. Wildlife Photographer Shivangi Mehta (38) from Crawley, United Kingdom captured these amazing images of a lioness carrying her two young cubs in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Using a Sony A1 camera, Shivangi watched the lioness with her two cubs from 140-feet away. Shivangi watched the lioness carry and protect her cubs from predators and the rest of the pack for around ten minutes before she captured these amazing shots. The images were a rare catch for Shivangi as she caught them at such a young age with their mother. Lionesses usually keep their cubs away from the pack and others until they are over six-weeks old in order to protect them and prevent them from being vulnerable to predators, so Shivangi felt wonderful when she captured the cubs and their mother at such a young age. ?A lioness will keep their cubs hidden away from the rest of the pride for up to 6 weeks, until old enough to follow the pride and are less vulnerable to attack from predators, ? she said. ?It was a magical, chance encounter to witness these new cubs at an early stage in their life and a privilege to see. ?It was my first (but not last) time in the Mara. ?I use my travels as an opportunity to capture images of wildlife not only to share the beauty of our natural world, but to raise awareness and support essential conservation projects at the forefront of protecting some of our world?s most threatened species. ?Lions are fierce, powerful predators. Equally however, they are also gentle, highly protective mothers to their offspring and this sighting was a beautiful reminder of tha
