{"id":1641,"date":"2016-01-05T06:02:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T06:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isibindi.co.za\/\/blog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2023-01-20T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:21:53","slug":"lion-communication-and-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isibindifoundation.org\/2016\/01\/05\/lion-communication-and-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion Communication and Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past week in the\u00a0Kruger National Park, just South of Rhino Post Safari Lodge, I watched, spellbound, as two relatively mature bachelor lions affectionately nuzzled one another during a midday nap in the heat of the day. And should you ever have had the privilege of watching a pride of lions interact, you may have realised that they have a highly social nature and communicate with each other in a\u00a0fascinating way.<\/p>\n<p>We wrote this blog for <a href=\"http:\/\/africageographic.com\/blog\/6-things-to-learn-about-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Africa Geographic<\/a> to share what we learnt about lion interaction and communication.To read more about these beautiful and fascinating creatures, click on this link at <a href=\"http:\/\/africageographic.com\/blog\/6-things-to-learn-about-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Africa Geographic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1643 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isibindi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/12\/IMG_9810.jpg\" alt=\"Lion eating buffalo kill\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past week in the\u00a0Kruger National Park, just South of Rhino Post Safari Lodge, I watched, spellbound, as two relatively mature bachelor lions affectionately nuzzled one another during a midday nap in the heat of the day. 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