Fish Eagle's Lion Coin (Missing)
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Owner:
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Fish Eagle
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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Origin:
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South Africa
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Roam anywhere in the world, collecting the flags of the countries that I visit.
This is a real coin. If you find anything else please let us know. See the gallery for a photo.
We live close to the Kruger National Park, which we visit frequently, and love dearly. We have dedicated this series of personal geocoins to some of the special animals found in the Park.
LION (Panthera Leo)
Appearance
A male Lion is 1.2m tall at the shoulders and has a mass of up to and over 200 Kg. Females are slightly smaller and weigh about 130 Kg. Their underparts are whitish with a general tawny to sandy tinge. Rosettes and spots are characteristic of young animals and females often retain these on their underparts. Only males have a long tawny mane on the sides of the face and on top of the head. In some individuals this mane can become almost black.
Diet
Lions prey mainly on large animals such as Zebra, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Gemsbok and even Giraffe. Smaller prey like Impala, Steenbok and even Porcupine are taken when the opportunity arises. The task of hunting is often left to the lionesses of the pride, which hunt as a team.
Breeding
Lions are non-seasonal breeders, yet females of a pride often synchronize births. After a gestation period of 110 days, one to four cubs are born. Cubs start taking meat after ten weeks. Females suckle their own and one another's cubs for up to six months. After birth, cubs are hidden for six weeks after which mothers bring them to the pride’s crèche. The young remain dependant on the organisational success of the pride for up to three years.
Behaviour
Prides consist of two to 12 related females and their young, and dominant males. Such males may form coalitions of two to six, and collectively hold tenure over prides. The roar of the Lion is an impressive sound and is perhaps the sound most associated with the African wild.
Apart from roaring, Lions also communicate by scent-marking their surroundings, and even by their facial expressions and body postures. Lions display their aggression by showing their impressive canine teeth, retracting their ears and displaying the dark patch behind the ears, their tails twitching in irritation.
Where they are found
Sub-Saharan Africa is the last refuge of these supreme animals and South Africa offers some of the best opportunities to view lions in their natural habitat.
Nov06 - New Zealand
Mar08 - Netherlands
May08 - Belgium
Jul09 - Luxembourg
Jul09 - Belgium
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hannes1969 discovered it
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gandalf 2000 retrieved it from Goudkoorts
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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gerritvanwoerkom placed it in Goudkoorts
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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gerritvanwoerkom retrieved it from Corner Paradise ( South Canterbury )
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South Island, New Zealand
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ClownyCacher placed it in Corner Paradise ( South Canterbury )
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South Island, New Zealand
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ClownyCacher retrieved it from Dog Kennel McKenzie
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Sweet eagle coin. Will be moving it on soon.
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sp00k and Ciotach placed it in Dog Kennel McKenzie
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South Island, New Zealand
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sp00k and Ciotach retrieved it from River Lookout (Canterbury)
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South Island, New Zealand
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we saw this coin some time ago at the Summer Dux event in Canterbury, so it was nice to find it again in a proper lion habitat. Will try and release it an equally beautiful one before long.
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TheMeyersMob placed it in River Lookout (Canterbury)
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South Island, New Zealand
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TheMeyersMob grabbed it
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Picked it up at Waikuku Battles. First ever sighting of a geo-coin! Real cool, nice looking coin! Sorry should have logged it immediately. Still getting used to this tracking stuff... :-)
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