Photo of the Day
Close view of lions licking each other
February 11, 2010
Lion Brothers
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
The Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Headcorn, Kent, England, is home to three African lion brothers. The brothers were born at Woburn Safari Park before being moved to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation. The Wildlife Heritage Foundation is a U.K.-based charity for the protection and preservation of big cat species.
Here one of the lions grooms his brother after they had finished eating.
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