{"id":18369,"date":"2018-04-24T09:43:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T09:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18369"},"modified":"2018-04-24T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T09:45:39","slug":"the-light-versus-the-darkness-by-seye-aluko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18369","title":{"rendered":"THE LIGHT VERSUS THE DARKNESS! by SEYE ALUKO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is an animal that roams unchallenged in the African bush. This animal is fierce, formidable, and ferocious! Apart from the elephant and the crocodile, all the other animals give it a wide berth.That animal is the African lion. And it has meritoriously earned itself the epithet: \u201cthe king of beasts!\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When hunting, the lion parades admirable tactical strategies. The female lioness is more lithe than its male counterpart, and it is the female that habitually participates in the hunting expeditions. The males usually stroll in to feast after the prey has been immoblised. Let the reader now watch the incredible sequence of events which takes place during the hunt. In a breathtaking unfolding of events, the lionesses utilise teamwork to stalk down the prey! On sighting a desirable victim, the lionesses commence the attack from different flanks so as to confuse their victims, and to scatter the herds!. They close in on their hapless prey. The herds of the prey become confused, disoriented and distracted, and after a time,one or two will separate from the herd! The herd continues to scatter and stampede, but the herd by this time is with one member short! This is because the a lioness had been able to identify and isolate its desired prey, and it chases it and trips it from behind. On the prey\u2019s being brought down, the lioness moves its jaws to the prey\u2019s neck, and bites it there. It tries to ensure the prey does not escape from its stranglehold. Alternatively the lions can jump on the backs of the fleeing prey, as is often the case when it immobilises the fleeing Cape buffallo or zebra herds,In other situations the lionesses may grab its prey in the area of its nostrils, and may then clamp its mouth over the prey\u2019s nostrils, and thereby start to suffocate it. Because the lion has a litany of hunting techniques, it is a truly formidable opponent! The lion is mean, mischievous and merciless, and any creature that crosses its path must be prepared to breathe its last!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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