Lion Steals Camera!

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on May 7, 2010
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Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas wanted to test their new invention, a remote-controlled buggy-mounted camera in Tanzania. The “Beetlecam,” outfitted with powerful motors, off-road tires, long-lasting batteries, and a digital SLR camera, can enter places where people can’t go. It takes pictures at set intervals or by remote control, but when the Burrard-Lucas brothers tried to take pictures of lions from a distance with the BeetleCam, a curious lioness made off with it!

The lions destroyed the camera, but its memory card was recovered in one piece, giving us a glimpse of the photographs the lion “photographer” took.

See more pictures and read more about the lion photographer on National Geographic News.

Play Crittercam: African Adventure and recover more footage of lions!

Photograph by Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas

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Comments

  1. emshemie3
    May 8, 2010, 11:10 am

    How cute!

  2. lila11
    May 8, 2010, 2:15 pm

    I like the pic!

  3. cheops911
    May 8, 2010, 9:52 pm

    That’s pretty cool. I really wish i could see a lion in real life, but i would probably be eaten. Anyway, awesome Article.

  4. Anonymous
    May 9, 2010, 8:25 am

    MY Camera!

  5. Anonymous
    May 10, 2010, 8:37 am

    ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. haiti18
    May 11, 2010, 12:47 pm

    the tigers fot is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo big

  7. yellow
    May 13, 2010, 12:19 am

    Why would a tiger take your camera & how did you get your camera back????????????????????????????

  8. thelego
    May 13, 2010, 6:05 pm

    I wish I had that camera.

  9. bluestar1010
    May 13, 2010, 8:30 pm

    I agre It is so cute!! llllllllooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee iiiiiittttt!!!!

  10. photographyrocks247
    May 14, 2010, 10:18 am

    That’s cool!!!! I wonder what the lion was thinking!

  11. ceci2hip
    May 16, 2010, 12:13 pm

    omg that is so surpizeing cause u don’t see a lion go and take your camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. SharkLover777
    May 24, 2010, 2:35 pm

    AWWWWWW ITS SOOOO CUTE!! I LOVE LIONS!! that is the cutest lion ever!!

  13. 2whitie
    June 2, 2010, 7:31 pm

    Lion: mmmmm…ewwww
    person: noooooooooo
    2whitie: cute lil lion
    parents: why would you go into a lion home to get a memory chip and risk your life!!??

  14. hamstergirl6
    June 21, 2010, 9:59 am

    Funny Story!!!!!!!

  15. lilipad
    February 15, 2012, 8:31 pm

    I could never imagine that lion suspecting anything out of the camera !!!

  16. lilipad
    February 17, 2012, 7:55 pm

    I could never imagine that lion suspecting anything out of the camera !!!

  17. etiler
    April 19, 2012, 8:05 am

    nice photo

    Etiler

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