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# Lion steals photographer's camera
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## A wildlife photographer captures an unusual view of the South African
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savannah when his video camera is picked up and carried off by an inquisitive
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lioness.
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TelegraphPlayer-8535055
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10:38AM BST 25 May 2011
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[Comments][1]
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Photographer Roger de la Harpe was in **[South Africa][2]**'s Tswalu Kalahari
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Game Reserve taking pictures for a **[book about the endangered African
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lion][3]**, when he spotted three lionesses on the path ahead.
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Placing a small digital video camera on the ground, he retreated to a safe
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distance.
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As planned, the lions approached the camera. However, instead of walking by,
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an inquisitive lioness gave the device a thorough examination, sniffing and
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licking the casing before picking it up her mouth and padding off with her
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trophy.
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After 30 years working in South Africa's national parks, the 57-year-old, was
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stunned by the behaviour.
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"It was the last thing I expected her to do," he said.
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Incredibly, the camera lens remains unobstructed recording a prey's view of
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the grasslands from the lioness's mouth.
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After five minutes though, bored with her inedible find, she drops it into the
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long grass by the side of the track.
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As the lions moved away, the photographer's wife and niece stood watch from
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the landrover roof while Mr de la Harpe crept back to retrieve the camera.
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"It was quite nerve-wracking looking for it," he said. "The lions were only 75
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meters away and the grass was pretty thick so it took quite a bit of searching
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before I spotted it."
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The gadget, which cost around £300, was left covered in lion saliva but
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undamaged by the ordeal.
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Upon playing back the video, Mr de la Harpe was surprised to see the lion had
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achieved some well-framed shots of the savannah.
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We were most surprised to see the footage," he said. "It kept on filming all
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the time it was in the lion's mouth."
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Africa's lions are endangered with as few as 19'000 left living within
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protected areas.
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**Courtesy:** **[www.africaimagery.com][4]**
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## [Wildlife][10]
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