This is one of our PhD candidates, who spent the winter gathering data on wild female winter survival strategies. She has gotten used to interacting with wild females (and the cold) while nude, but still tries to preserve some modesty around camp. I fear
Wild Females find both safety and security by living together in pairs or prides. This makes them more receptive to breeding, as well as more likely to linger around after the fact. These beauties even felt comfortable enough to take a nap. Adorable.
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