Life in the mangrove swamps can be difficult, but resourceful wild females find a way to survive. Each day when the tides change this pretty female perches above the water, ready to pounce whenever something edible floats past
Here we have a wild born female I found on my last expedition to the preserve's badlands. While successful mating with such females is more challenging and dangerous than semi-ferals, it's a vital part of my job sustaining their population.
Our records show that this pride consists of two older semi-ferals and their breeding age daughters (none of whom are mine, to be clear). The alpha, the one standing on the left, seems unsure whether to mate with me first or let that honor pass to her fi