Baby Lions Learn Hunting Skills

Caption: Baby Lion learns hunting skills by practising on unwilling sibling, Mashatu Game Reserve, Tuli Block, Botswana. © Scotch Macaskill

Camera: Canon EOS 400D (EOS Digital Rebel XTi); Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom; Focal Length: 300mm; Aperture: F5.6; Shutter Speed: 1/320; ISO: 400

Did You Know? Of all the cats, lions have the strongest forequarters, which is why a lion can deliver such a deadly blow with a front paw - hard enough to break a large antelope's back. Even as babies, lions have huge paws, giving an early indication of how fearsome these creatures can be when fully grown.

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