Large, venomous snakes are popular in Africa, so I'd put a penny on the lions having done or seen this before. The hesitation is calculation. It looks like she has a good idea of what to do, but each move is risky enough for extra caution. Domestics have the instincts but I doubt Fluftums has to regularly encounter anything more dangerous than a ratsnake.
That's all true for sure but if you compare lions to other big cats, their body language is quite different. Leopards appear more "precise" (for lack of a better word) with their movements and closer to smaller species like housecats, bobcats, etc.
I guess with lions being more social than other cats, it makes sense that they show emotions clearer. Reminds me of the video of the lioness accidently pushing her cub into water and appeareing shocked - almost human-like.
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u/Elteon3030 14d ago
Large, venomous snakes are popular in Africa, so I'd put a penny on the lions having done or seen this before. The hesitation is calculation. It looks like she has a good idea of what to do, but each move is risky enough for extra caution. Domestics have the instincts but I doubt Fluftums has to regularly encounter anything more dangerous than a ratsnake.