Male lion draws anesthesia arrow from his female lion

The young male lion uses his mouth to pull the arrow out of the female lion's shoulder, but this behavior does not stem from sympathy for the fellow.

According to National Geographic, the photo series announced on July 11 shows that a male lion is pulling an arrow out of a homosexual shoulder at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy sanctuary in Kenya.A group of forestry staff works for the Kenya Wildlife Protection Agency, shooting the lion anesthesia to check on the health and wear a radio tracking ring for it to study further.During the process, they also treat its injured feet.

Photos reveal unusual behavior in lions.According to Luke Geo, biologist and Big Cats Initiative program director of the National Geographic Society, the lion often screams to express annoyance.

Other nearby lions will find out about things, especially young and curious individuals like the young male lion in the picture.The anesthesia arrow with the brilliant wing of the tail holds a fixed effect, especially attractive to a lion, like a toy.

Dollar said, the simplest explanation is that the female lion is uncomfortable with the arrow and jumps up, drawing the attention of the male lion.The male lion approached to discover and used his mouth to draw the arrow out of curiosity.It is not a rescue action that comes from compassion.In lions, there is an intimate relationship, but this case may be closer to curiosity.Most lions who encounter this situation love to explore.

Lions live in herds, including 5 - 6 females, young children and one or two males.Most other big cats, like the leopard, jaguar and tiger, live alone.In contrast, lions can maintain a hierarchy in the herd clearly.

Depending on the medicine used, a lion usually fainted within 10-20 minutes after hitting the arrow.The arrow has a small prong to avoid falling to the ground.Anesthesia works for about 45 - 60 minutes and the forestry staff withdraws it after the animal loses consciousness.

While waiting for the lion to regain consciousness, the team cleaned up the wound and sprayed it to treat it.The wound on the animal's foot is quite light so there is no need to bandage or use antibiotics.