Felidae series | 猫科 | liewwk Nature – 2 [update 20260105]

 

1. Lions, 狮子, 獅子, Panthera leo

2. Cheetah, 猎豹, 獵豹, Acinonyx jubatus

 

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1. Lions, 狮子, 獅子, Panthera leo

update 202512

Birding in Kenya is filled with unforgettable stories—I’ll share more once I’m back in Malaysia. For now, every day has been full of excitement. While we’re focused on finding new birds and getting better shots, we never miss out on amazing animals or stunning scenery either.
We’ve seen lions three times already! The most recent sighting was a group of seven, though we didn’t even stop (for a funny reason I’ll share later).
This one was incredible—at first, it looked like a typical sleeping lion, but suddenly it stood up, walked to drink, and came straight toward our vehicle—just 15 meters away!
Four more days to go, and we’ve photographed 390 bird species so far!

在肯尼亚观鸟真的充满故事,回到马来西亚后会慢慢分享。现在每天都非常精彩,我们虽然专注找新鸟、拍更好的照片,但遇到精彩的动物或美景,我们也不会错过。
狮子我们已经看了三次!最近一次是看到七只狮子的群体,但因为一些“特别原因”,我们竟然没停下车(哈哈,回头再说)。
不过这次的画面已经让大家很满足——一开始像平常一样看到一只睡觉的狮子,没想到它突然站起来喝水,然后慢慢走向我们,大约只有15米远!
还剩4天行程,目前已经拍到390种鸟类了!

202512, Masai Mara, Kenya

 

2. Cheetah, 猎豹, 獵豹, Acinonyx jubatus

update 202601

One of our group members wished to see this, and what a wish—it made everyone happy!
The world’s fastest animal slowly walked toward us, getting as close as 1–2 meters from me. Before that, it looked like it was about to hunt, pausing about 10 meters away as if ready to sprint… but then it stopped.
Still, what an incredible and beautiful sight!

这是我们团员的一个愿望,结果这个愿望真的让大家都开心了!
这世界上最快的动物慢慢地朝我们走来,离我最近时大约只有一两米。之前它看起来像是准备狩猎,大约在十米远的地方停下,好像随时要冲出去……但最后它停住了。
不管怎样,这真是一幕令人难忘又漂亮的画面!

202512, Masai Mara, Kenya

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