{"id":16261,"date":"2022-11-28T05:04:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16261"},"modified":"2022-11-28T05:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:12:34","slug":"little-lion-in-the-tall-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16261","title":{"rendered":"Little lion in the tall grass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2\"><ul data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=16261\"}' class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09050.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"16258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=16258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09050.jpg?fit=2000%2C1687&amp;ssl=1\" 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class=\"wp-image-16259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?resize=1024%2C947&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?resize=768%2C710&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?resize=1536%2C1420&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?resize=904%2C836&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dsc09115.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On our first pass by this spot, the lions were there, or were presumed to be there, as they had been seen a few moments before\u2026but we could not find them in the long grasses. On our way back out, our driver\/guide Moses spotted this cub, maybe two years old (practically a teenager in lion terms)\u2026just a set of ears twitching above the grasses\u2026and we watched as it eventually got up and moved around and gave us better views\u2026still in the long grass\u2026but better. The lions of Queen Elizabeth are well studied and monitored. The mom in this small pride wears a radio collar, so the rangers pretty much know where the pride is on a day to day basis. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. 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