Big Cats

A lesson in Patience.

Lions love chillin', and if they could sip on some Barcadi while they're at it, I'm pretty sure they would. The King of the Jungle may remain inactive for up to 20 hours a day, however the young Princes and Princesses get to play around once in a while.

These photos were taken at an Animal Orphanage. The lions were quite inactive and just when I thought we'd waited long enough for some action and were ready to move on, they began playing.

On another note, there's nothing scarier than watching a lion in captivity pacing. The feline movement from one exact spot to another and back again is menacing. Maybe they pace because the can hear the cheetah in the next enclosure being fed first. Maybe they pace because they're just tired of having a bunch of people with long lenses pointing at them and having to endure flashlights. Maybe they pace because they want to see other animals apart from their own family and the two legged one's on the other side of the glass. Maybe they pace because they think that even though the're orphans, they can take care of themselves in the wild. Maybe they pace because they just want to be free.