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... carcass and he pursued , running awkwardly with his gimpy leg , until after five hundred feet she relinquished the carcass . Withdrawing into some high grass , he ate noisily , cracking the slender leg bones of the gazelle with the ...
... carcass and he pursued , running awkwardly with his gimpy leg , until after five hundred feet she relinquished the carcass . Withdrawing into some high grass , he ate noisily , cracking the slender leg bones of the gazelle with the ...
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... carcass to fetch her four small cubs . Several vultures promptly descended to the unattended body and these were spotted by Flop - ear , Notch , and Sore - ear of the Masai pride . Lioness A returned with her cubs shortly after dark ...
... carcass to fetch her four small cubs . Several vultures promptly descended to the unattended body and these were spotted by Flop - ear , Notch , and Sore - ear of the Masai pride . Lioness A returned with her cubs shortly after dark ...
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... carcass with burning eyes , implacably quiet . Suddenly at 11:00 p.m. the lionesses in- tercepted some subtle signal from the hyenas , for they began to eat frantically as if anticipating the loss of their kill . And then , as if on ...
... carcass with burning eyes , implacably quiet . Suddenly at 11:00 p.m. the lionesses in- tercepted some subtle signal from the hyenas , for they began to eat frantically as if anticipating the loss of their kill . And then , as if on ...
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The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
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