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[–]David_Lazar 68 points69 points ago

Hi I’m David Lazar - I took the lion cub photo. Proof on my site. Nice to see it on the front page of reddit. Yes, the photo is real. I live Australia and every year I travel around the world and take photos of life and culture. You may also know me from my video of Carl Sagan vs The Matrix. AMA.

[–]Shackle_Me_Not 3 points4 points ago

Right on, David. That's a beautiful shot. Welcome to Reddit!

[–]ImActuallyLieing 0 points1 point ago

6th? Damn, it's still the 5th over here.

[–]Blu_T 0 points1 point ago

"The Masai tribes people live in the wilderness of Kenya and still uphold most of their traditional values and customs. Traditionally, a Masai boy would only become a Masai warrior after he went out on his own and killed a lion, as a rite of passage."

Holy shit. Did you witness any of this?

[–]David_Lazar 1 point2 points ago

Not the lion killings - but they are not supposed to do this anymore as the land is owned by the government and it's a conservation zone. So boys living by themselves in the wilderness trying to find a lion to kill and bring back his tooth is a practice that doesn't happen so much these days.

[–]Douggiedc 0 points1 point ago

Do you have any advice for someone looking at getting into wildlife photography?

[–]David_Lazar 0 points1 point ago

Be prepared to be patient and spend a long time with animals, waiting for them to do something that will create a more interesting photo. A lot of tourists who go on safari in East Africa see an animal for a few minutes, and then are happy to move on to look for another. But the longer you stay an animal, the more comfortable it will be with your presence and you can capture some interesting and emotive shots.

[–]kt128609 2 points3 points ago

Thank you so much! All of his pictures are incredible. I may have just creeped through all of his galleries...

[–]Rprzes 4 points5 points ago

So not shopped so much as professional. OP needs more original content linked.

[–]sortanos 2 points3 points ago

David Lazar. Easy to remember.

[–]shesavestheday 391 points392 points ago

Lesbian parents!

[–]dianthe 19 points20 points ago

"The lion is a predatory carnivore who manifest two types of social organization. Some are residents, living in groups, called prides.[62] The pride usually consists of five or six related females, their cubs of both sexes, and one or two males (known as a coalition if more than one) who mate with the adult females (although extremely large prides, consisting of up to 30 individuals, have been observed). The number of adult males in a coalition is usually two, but may increase to four and decrease again over time. Male cubs are excluded from their maternal pride when they reach maturity." Source

[–]windowlash 2 points3 points ago

that's tough life

[–]ScaleneZA 70 points71 points ago

It's actually really nice to see Africa's laws are so lenient to gay cats being able to adopt. This restores my faith in the jungle.

[–]WrethZ 17 points18 points ago

Lions live in the Savannah

[–]WeberWK 13 points14 points ago

Soooo many pussy jokes.

[–]WillNeverDrinkAgain 2 points3 points ago

Dam... you beat me to it...

[–]SuperKlydeFrog 87 points88 points ago

Next on FOX News: Is the gay agenda infecting Baby-Jesus-God's creatures? More Fair and Balanced "news" coming up

[–]johnnybluejeans 94 points95 points ago

Next on Reddit: /r/politics and /r/atheism continue to bleed into other subreddits.

[–]NarwhalAMA 20 points21 points ago

Can someone please describe exactly what they hate about /r/atheism? I'm not even saying I disagree, just interested as there's often little explanation to go with the anti-/r/atheism stuff. Thanks.

[–]lizlegit000 2 points3 points ago

Its you again! I finally found you!

[–]NarwhalAMA 1 point2 points ago

Hey! Last time we met you were misbehaving. I hope you've learnt your lesson: narwhal is how it's spelled.

[–]johnnybluejeans 7 points8 points ago

The level of discourse in /r/atheism is about as low as it gets. It is a huge circlejerk with everyone rehashing the same topics over and over and patting each other on the back. They do not respect the beliefs of others on any level and resort to stereotyping and ridiculing anyone of religious faith.

[–]OdinsBeard 22 points23 points ago

You just described every single subreddit.

[–]TheKrakenCometh 6 points7 points ago

To be fair, you just resorted to stereotyping the entirety of /r/atheism. When delving into comments you can usually find much more tolerable discussion.

[–]NarwhalAMA 11 points12 points ago

That's fair enough, and I agree with you for the most part. One thing I really don't like about Reddit is how people in subreddits like /r/atheism or /r/vegan (I'm both btw) are downvoted for having a different point of view.

As an example: even if you don't respect someone's religion at all (this is where my opinion would differ from yours - it's sometimes hard to give any respect to a religion) they should not be excluded from the discussion or downvoted just because you do not agree.

[–]kba334 5 points6 points ago

There's the answer to your original question

[–]NarwhalAMA 0 points1 point ago

I suppose. Maybe others could give their reasons sometimes too.

[–]AllanBz 3 points4 points ago

I think kba334's implication is that /r/atheism redditors downvote everyone with whom they disagree.

(I didn't downvote you, just alerting you to a potential whoosh.)

[–]Ewoedo 5 points6 points ago

This is all of Reddit though.

[–]NarwhalAMA 1 point2 points ago

Thanks, but no whooshing took place on my part. I was just saying that maybe others could expand sometimes on their dislike for /r/atheism.

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[–]Relevant_Circlebroke 1 point2 points ago

EXACTLY the opposite of what we're doing right here.

[–]Sweedo 22 points23 points ago

What? His joke was witty, funny, and edgy.

[–]-Reddit_Ryan- 27 points28 points ago

And oh so brave.

[–]StockPhotosOfFruit 4 points5 points ago

Please don't post the gif please don't post the gif please don't post the gif

[–]liam10000 -1 points0 points ago

Thank goodness work has everything from minus blocked.

[–]NotANoveltyUser 0 points1 point ago

I don't think that is the one he meant, but good work, nonetheless.

[–]chrisrob89 4 points5 points ago

Unlike everything in /r/politics and /r/atheism.

[–]tearlesssquash 7 points8 points ago

Actually the headline would be something more like..

"LIONS DECLARE WAR ON TRADITIONAL FAMILIES! Female lions 'mate' and raise a child together. We'll tell you why you should be scared after these commercials about erectile dysfunction and walk-in bathtubs. Stay tuned."

Source - used to be a Fox writer.

[–]HawkPidgeon 2 points3 points ago

If you used to write for Fox, I'd love it if you did an AMA.

[–]tearlesssquash 0 points1 point ago

I did an AMA a little while back. I'll send you the link. I may have hidden it from my comments.

[–]TinyZoro 3 points4 points ago

Baby lion pride walk. FTFY

[–]Influenzed 1 point2 points ago

Actually, due to quantitative variations in the genetics for lions, there are some male African lions that do not have manes! Since it is not necessarily a sexually selected trait among certain populations, it can be common within them, such as blue or green eyes in humans!

[–]Sylotus 3 points4 points ago

Lesblions!

[–]sixshadowed 4 points5 points ago

Simba has two mommies?

[–]howardmoon68 -1 points0 points ago

Aghhh came in here to say that. Up vote for your quickness.

[–]StatestheOpposite 0 points1 point ago

HeRuinsThoseNights

[–]i_like_salad 1 point2 points ago

It's a pride walk.

[–]CruisingSpeed 0 points1 point ago

Or worse... polygamy dum dum dum dum... howl in the night. Seriously, are we for or against polygamy?

[–]lizlegit000 0 points1 point ago

Wut?

[–]OrangeFlavor 0 points1 point ago

Two female lions and a cub... shouldn't this be in the atheism subreddit?

[–]gazamcnulty 1 point2 points ago

gay pride

[–]markec017 126 points127 points ago

why does this look like photoshop?

[–]hey_behind_you 189 points190 points ago

[–]Thatwassensible 15 points16 points ago

That is pride walk then

[–]SaikoGekido 22 points23 points ago

photo the original photo was based off of http://i.imgur.com/GfD2Q.jpg

[–]GrimTuesday 20 points21 points ago

No no, this is it.

http://i.imgur.com/fC4Tb.jpg

[–]salec1 6 points7 points ago

Now do the two lions as small versions on the right and the baby as a big version on the left. I will reward you with up votes

[–]WeSC 2 points3 points ago

Za Warudo!

[–]SaikoGekido 25 points26 points ago

the digitally remastered collector's edition http://i.imgur.com/RYrZ9.gif

[–]WeSC 2 points3 points ago

You're my hero.

[–]soup2nuts 2 points3 points ago

My face made the most retarded noise when I saw this.

[–]Minifig81 1 point2 points ago

How does your face make a noise? Don't you make the noise?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Na'ah nonono!

[–]lizlegit000 1 point2 points ago

You son of a bitch.

[–]knightofmars 0 points1 point ago

So that's what a Hamster Lion would look like, totally want one, get on it scientists!

[–]misconstrudel 30 points31 points ago

I like this one.

[–]HisHighNes 41 points42 points ago

totally shopped, here's the original

[–]TheBlueOrigami 10 points11 points ago

It was only after I decided to set this as my desktop background that I noticed "sex" written in the smoke. Thank you for cracking me up with that subtle reference. :)

[–]David_Lazar 1 point2 points ago

that's hilarious.

[–]punkmasta 5 points6 points ago

Looks like he's tripping..."Woah dude a yellow Butterfree"

[–]tecocrep 4 points5 points ago

I want to pet him

[–]rchase 2 points3 points ago

He would enjoy that as well. Since you are delicious.

[–]el_pinata 2 points3 points ago

Cats are cats, no matter the size.

[–]InterstellarPancake 6 points7 points ago

HARRO BUTTEFRY

[–]sharksgivethebestbjs 1 point2 points ago

That should hold him over till suppertime

[–]lacienega 1 point2 points ago

His eyes are amazing.

[–]misconstrudel 1 point2 points ago

With pupils like raisins.

[–]Minifig81 1 point2 points ago

That lion has a look on his face: "Holy shit! It's a butterfly!"

[–]vslove 0 points1 point ago

He is an amazing photographer.

[–]bumblebeerose 0 points1 point ago

Wow, this guy is brilliant!

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point ago

Gorgeous photos, reddit needs to stop being so cynical

[–]Cyberslasher 60 points61 points ago

  • Female Lions are in same position
  • Lion cub has no shadow
  • Lion cubs are taken care of by the father, not the mother
  • Lionesses would be hunting during the day
  • This is the internet

[–]FuzzyBlumpkinz 42 points43 points ago

Both lions are stepping off their front left paws and looking at the cub? Seems legit. Considering the size of the adult shadows(mostly cast by the raised paw) it's reasonable to believe the cub's shadow could be hidden by its right leg. Your third reasoning is correct. Fourth is debatable, females don't spend all day hunting, in fact usually no more than a couple of hours - it takes energy. Sixth reason is your best though.

[–]leilalover 32 points33 points ago

12346wat

[–]Phelot 22 points23 points ago

Because fuck five.

[–]nothingface22 8 points9 points ago

Yeah! 5 is a douche - or so says that guy with synesthesia who sees numbers with personalities

[–]Sobek 39 points40 points ago

Lion cubs are taken care of by the father, not the mother

yep baby lions subsist on a diet of male lion milk

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

Thanks for that. Not only that, but I thought the females kept them away from the big males because the big males will eat the offspring from the females that are not their own (don't know how they would know that) in order for them to go into heat sooner.

edit: no that / know that

[–]centech 4 points5 points ago

Yep momma lion hides the babies from dad for 6-8 weeks and that cub sure looks that young.

[–]GrimTuesday 8 points9 points ago

http://fotoforensics.com/analysis.php?id=baa21ccb46b8b0c5a9d73db7a6f57039b100b9ff.108687

Surprisingly, this actually doesn't look photoshopped, according to Error Level Analysis. Firstly, this image has never been saved in Photoshop, according to the EXIF and the blending pattern in the background corroborates with that. All three lions have the same compression level so it is unlikely they photoshopped one in. It is possible all three of them were photoshopped in, though, but to me, I think the higher detail in the lions explains the less compression than the background.

[–]David_Lazar 2 points3 points ago

You're right - all three lions are real and they're not shopped in! I have done some brightening and sharpening of the subjects but no compositing.

[–]Two_Oceans_Eleven 2 points3 points ago

I have confirmed that they are two different lions. Look at their noses.

[–]SpazFactorial 3 points4 points ago

and the lion on the left is slightly larger, and has more muscle tone

[–]amybexx93 1 point2 points ago

[–]cstackss -2 points-1 points ago

the second lioness only has 3 legs

[–]Cyberslasher 0 points1 point ago

Both of them only have 3 legs!!!

[–]borring 0 points1 point ago

It doesn't seem like the vegetation is casting any shadows either. Maybe the background is also fake!

[–]junana 8 points9 points ago

baby lion is vampire... casts no shadow

[–]QuintinT 2 points3 points ago

There is a shadow

[–]sticky_pickle 7 points8 points ago

Then he's fair game for a level 5 vegan

Edit: fuck. hit the wrong number. fuck.

[–]ilson 1 point2 points ago

Thats level 5.

[–]neurosin 0 points1 point ago

But...daylight.

[–]I_Mix_Stuff 2 points3 points ago

On a more serious note: This is my guess; two strobes(most likely monolights), one on each side of the road, triggered with pocket-wizards. That explains the unnatural lighting and double shadowing.

[–]xyroclast 0 points1 point ago

Pocket wizards? ಠ_ಠ

[–]CUNTBERT_RAPINGTON 0 points1 point ago

Because of the post-processing I would imagine, it seems legit.

[–]reddit_chaos 0 points1 point ago

because the lighting on the lions is so different from the lighting in the rest of the picture - perhaps added during post-processing.

[–]cmilla 0 points1 point ago

I'm not sharp enough to spot technical details of photo-shopped pictures, but to me there's something unnatural about how close the lions are walking together.

[–]okilulu 39 points40 points ago

Don't you mean...pride?

[–]pluffmudpie 10 points11 points ago

Also, lion cub.

[–]Two_Oceans_Eleven 2 points3 points ago

I tried to look really hard for a proud baby lion walk.

[–]mpavlofsky 13 points14 points ago

He just can't wait to be king.

[–]daskrip 0 points1 point ago

vestibule

[–]Doc88 11 points12 points ago

Am I seeing double?

[–]TommyK0NG 11 points12 points ago

Seriously, damn the interwebs. Seems like I assume everything I look at nowadays has been shooped or has a penis. Piss.

[–]xyroclast 1 point2 points ago

Four Krustys!

[–]Drawtaru 14 points15 points ago

Am I the only one who thinks that cub A) looks far too young to be out of hiding and B) looks really sickly?

[–]David_Lazar 4 points5 points ago

youre right - he was the runt of the litter.

[–]mabedan 1 point2 points ago

Lesbian couple?

[–]MisterMarmalade 3 points4 points ago

Source : amazing australian composer and photographer David Lazar

[–]Dorito_Troll 0 points1 point ago

2 momys, and you know what THATS JUST FINE lmfao i just had to think of lesbian couples when i saw this XD

[–]manuel_robot_cleaner 8 points9 points ago

Lesbian pride.

[–]8Cowboy 3 points4 points ago

HurDer

[–]manuel_robot_cleaner 1 point2 points ago

yes

[–]kmcbride 3 points4 points ago

2 moms! Suck on that Republicans!

[–]iaccidentlytheworld 1 point2 points ago

Eek! So Cuuute!!

-25 year old, bear fighting, muscle gar grilling, man.

[–]Paleface95 0 points1 point ago

lesbian mothers.

[–]DevinXYP 0 points1 point ago

Upvote for the little guy with two moms.

[–]Bananajuice 1 point2 points ago

Simba, your parents are magnificent mother fuckers.

[–]brent1118 3 points4 points ago

Simba just droppin swag like an OG

[–]lemursandrainbows 0 points1 point ago

awwww

[–]dancinhmr -1 points0 points ago

takes a village to raise a child...?

[–]Davesbeard 0 points1 point ago

Janice, whatever you do don't go near the tiny lion.

[–]unheimlichkeit 0 points1 point ago

baby lion pride walk??? wordplay???

[–]_Captain_Obvious__ 0 points1 point ago

There is a baby lion in that picture!

[–]Phonophobic 0 points1 point ago

The ONE cat pick i have ever upvoted!!!!

[–]ScreamDraculaScream 0 points1 point ago

Weep little lion man you're not as brave as you were at the start.

[–]ibitestringcheese 0 points1 point ago

rawr!

[–]Salamanderfs 0 points1 point ago

Mufsasaaaaaaaaa

[–]siggaligga 0 points1 point ago

I read Baby Lion Proud Wank at thought it was The most promising photo-caption to date

[–]ItsQuietTime 1 point2 points ago

This lion has 2 moms. Thats illegal.

[–]dastweinerhund 0 points1 point ago

They have like five-15 moms. The pride raises the kids and the male just guards the pride from other males trying to kill him and eat the cubs.

[–]MaxxtheWolf 0 points1 point ago

It's so cute that I don't even care if it's photoshop!!

[–]TheMandoBurger 0 points1 point ago

Hakuna Matataaaa ~

[–]ohdalulz 1 point2 points ago

lesbian couple aww

[–]gwiz665 0 points1 point ago

Patti and Selma and little maggie. :D

[–]ga4a89 0 points1 point ago

You're telling him, no you !

[–]jingjangjones 0 points1 point ago

nice to know I'm not the only human obsessed with lions

[–]Reoh 0 points1 point ago

Don't kid yourself, that baby lion is mean. Just look at their body language, those 2 lionesses know who is boss!

[–]prom2005 0 points1 point ago

20-year-old redditor short comment

[–]NotAlwaysAppropriate 0 points1 point ago

A group of lions always walks with pride.

[–]Peskie 0 points1 point ago

Mom and grandmom methinks!

[–]Scampjock 1 point2 points ago

Looks photoshopped to fuck...

[–]czgheib 0 points1 point ago

My picture now! Mu he he he ha ha

[–]mxemec 0 points1 point ago

The cub looks malnourished. They are probably distancing themselves from it out of cruel incapacity to care for the weak. Sorry, but this isn't cute. It's a blistery display of the world's indifference.

[–]CARVERitUP 0 points1 point ago

Ohhhh I juuuust cannn't WAIT! to be kiiiiiiiiing

[–]YourDestroyer 0 points1 point ago

Aw man! :D

[–]mrdoink20 0 points1 point ago

" Ey, giiiiiirl, check out that little hussy " " Yeah girrrrrl she think she all that bein' all small and shit"

[–]ecklcakes 1 point2 points ago

The cub actually looks quite sickly...

[–]rotojessica 0 points1 point ago

So cute!

[–]NoPantsPartyPR 0 points1 point ago

It looks like someone copied and pasted in an extra parent

[–]layze23 0 points1 point ago

Family Pride Walk... ftfy

[–]momgi 0 points1 point ago

The lions are dykes

[–]MisterxRager 0 points1 point ago

oh i juuust cant wait to be king

[–]cold_meatloaf 0 points1 point ago

I would like to see someone or something try to fuck with that kid.

[–]LVNXS 0 points1 point ago

Walker: Proud Cub

[–]MikeyG21 0 points1 point ago

I know i'm not the only one who thought of Simba.

[–]borring -1 points0 points ago

This would be such an awesome image for representing LGBT parents

[–]Mortora1 0 points1 point ago

Who needs gazelles when you have swag?

[–]HughMannity 0 points1 point ago

Shopped to buggery FFS. Dumbass who posted this needs kicking in the balls.

[–]C4BorN 0 points1 point ago

its like liem from terranigma

[–]HotBrown 0 points1 point ago

proud of that pride

[–]atomic_kitty 0 points1 point ago

Ahhhhh. Boo-boo kitty.

[–]TGMbroseph 0 points1 point ago

No one seems to notice both adult lions are actually female....

[–]Evil_Iowan 0 points1 point ago

They see me roarin, they hatin.

I kind of want to make a politically incorrect Asian joke, but I'm afraid they'll use their magical math powers to hack my computer and blow up my car.

[–]boddahfly 0 points1 point ago

EEEEEEE <3

[–]brussels4breakfast 0 points1 point ago

Looks like both females aren't sure if they like the little one.

[–]Civilacion 0 points1 point ago

GET OFF THE FUCKIN ROAD!!!!!!!

[–]nbarnacle -1 points0 points ago

Looks like Sarabi and Nala's mother finally hooked up.

[–]classy_stegasaurus 0 points1 point ago

Well you can tell from the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to talk

[–]alec_513 0 points1 point ago

Leo strut

[–]Lamanchin 0 points1 point ago

Siiimmmmbbbbaaaaa

[–]PhantomPhun 0 points1 point ago

Anthropomorphization is the fuel of Reddit!

[–]Adlynn 0 points1 point ago

It just got the biggest awe ever!

[–]crocomut 0 points1 point ago

[–]robot_ben 0 points1 point ago

LESBIAN LIONS RAISING A CUB!!! OMG!!!

[–]redhatGizmo 0 points1 point ago

Airbrush much ?

[–]I_will_downvote_cats 0 points1 point ago

That's crazy cute. But a deal's a deal.

[–]Randomshadow21 0 points1 point ago

Whenever I see a lion post on reddit I can only think of christian the lion. Damn that video gets me every single time.

[–]CuriositysSake 0 points1 point ago

Does this not make anyone else kind of sad? Did all the other cubs die?

[–]chelzeelee 0 points1 point ago

How has no one else thought of this?

[–]Vaethin 0 points1 point ago

It looks like a LGBT poster :D

[–]ace_gauntlit 0 points1 point ago

"watch out, we got a badass over here"