Sharp!

As most cats, African Lions have very sharp and retractable claws (Five on each front paw and four on each back paw). These 18 most formidable weapons are up to 38mm (1.5″) in length.

And as most other cats they are very at good climbing up trees but they are rather bad getting down again. Their sharp claws support their ascent, but they are facing the wrong direction when descending head first. Unfortunately the Lions have never learned how come down backwards!

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm | ISO 1000 | 1/2000sec | f2.8 | ev+0 | 165mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 20% of original image | handheld on eye-level

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