The two male lions were seen engaging in a love-making session that lasted for at least a minute, which is longer than the usual time lions mate. Afterwards they were seen cuddling with obvious affection for each other.
Dr Ezekiel Mutua, who is responsible for TV and film censorship in Kenya, saw the photo and said gay men who visit the national park are responsible for influencing the animals' behaviour. He also called for the two lions in question to be caught and kept in isolation until scientists can "determine how they acquired homosexual behaviour".
Homosexuality among certain animals, including lions, has been observed for decades and is believed to be a natural occurence, but Dr Mutua is convinced that the only way the lions learnt that is either by seeing gay men having sex in front of them, or the lions have been possessed by demons. He has now called for an investigation into whether the two lions were really male, though their grand manes make it really obvious.
"These animals need counseling, because probably they have been influenced by gays who have gone to the national parks and behaved badly," Dr Mutua told Nairobi News. "They must have copied it from somewhere or it is demonic. Because these animals do not watch movies."
The images of the lions getting intimate were taken by London-based photographer Paul Goldstein during a trip to the Masai Mara. The lions had walked into some bushes to get some privacy and that was when Goldstein saw them. He said he first observed the two lions standing side-by-side, before one lay down and was gently mounted by the other. At one point one lion's head was resting on the other's.
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