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February 2026 - Week 2 Roundup
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Lion
Sighted on: 11.February.2026
In the hush following an intense mating sequence, the dominant male displayed a striking and expressive behavioural response. Moments after dismounting, he moved a short distance from the lioness and began rolling vigorously on the sandy ground.
Rolling in this context may serve multiple functions: dispersing scent, reasserting territorial ownership, stimulating further arousal, or simply regulating the surge of adrenaline that accompanies such encounters. For a dominant male, whose position depends on strength, vigilance, and reproductive success, these moments are layered with biological significance.
After several seconds, he rose, shook off the dust in a powerful ripple from mane to tail, and resumed a watchful posture — scanning the horizon even as the lioness remained close by. The sequence offered a compelling glimpse into the intensity of lion social and reproductive behaviour, framed against the vast openness of the Kalahari landscape.
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