Jumbe is a ranger in the Selous who takes guests from Serena Luxury Camp and Mivumo River Lodge to photograph the reserve’s wildlife. But Jumbe has his own camera and he has been sending us some of his pictures to share with you.
During a recent game drive Jumbe found this pride of 17 lions. The dominant male, who was unusually young to be leading such a large group, then left the pride with one of the females for a mating bout that lasted at least five days. During this time the couple will have mated between 20 and 40 times a day. The male’s penis has spines that point backwards and scrape the walls of the females vagina when withdrawn. This makes it a painful activity for the female but the pain is thought to stimulate the lioness to ovulate and would also explain the look on her face!
