





Stuff we weren't told in biology class: Lions mate over 50 times per day; the act being over in less than 15 seconds. The lioness then let another male mate with her. Reason: When she, after some 110 days, give birth to her cubs, they are less likely to be killed by someone who thinks that he may be their father. Pantera leo is a very smart animal.






No gargantuan production where Sir David Attenborough is describing the animal wonders of the world, would be complete without the iconic image of thousands of flamingoes taking off from one of the sodium lakes of the Rift Valley. In this case we're looking at Kenya's Lake Nakuru, which the birds now have started to abandon due to pollution.

This monster is an elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis). According to Wikipedia it is one of the largest species of the Cervidae (deer) family in the world. This one was grazing close to the Yellowhead Hwy (No, 16) between Jasper and Hinton, Alberta, Canada. The bull in the photo weighs around 500 kilogrammes (those antlers alone will weigh in at 20 kg).