This beauty here escaped the preserve and was proving a bit of a nuisance at a local beach, so she had to be netted and returned to us. She may be found to be unfit for life in the wild, in which case she'll be adopted by a well-vetted home as a domesti
Solo females will often form a pair bond with another female before finding a male to mate with. Having another pair of hands to assist with care and feeding is invaluable. In larger packs, the alpha will try to stagger breeding cycles so that the whole
The lighter markings on this female’s body indicate that she went wild recently. However, her strategy has been to stay close to civilization and attempt to trade sexual favors for food. This is not a healthy lifestyle for her and she will need to be t
When I presented myself to the female on the left, she ran off and I thought I was out of luck. Turns out she was just fetching her pride mates to give her alpha the chance to mate first. Fairly typical behavior, but adorable nonetheless.
When I mate with a pride, I try to stick around for two or three days if they'll let me, until either they chase me off or another female attracts my attention. This provides not only additional opportunities for breeding, but general scientific observa
