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BeetleCam, Take Two

The BeetleCam is back! And this time, it’s lion proof. The new, improved, and heavily armored version of the remote controlled, four-wheel camera buggy that met an untimely death in the jaws of a curious lioness in Tanzania in 2009 headed to the A

By | March 15, 2012

A male lion yawns while guarding his kill. This lion fastidiously chased away all vultures but didn't seemed to mind BeetleCam.burrard-lucas.com

A male lion yawns while guarding his kill. This lion fastidiously chased away all vultures but didn't seemed to mind BeetleCam.burrard-lucas.com

A male lion yawns while guarding his kill. This lion fastidiously chased away all vultures but didn't seemed to mind BeetleCam.burrard-lucas.com
BeetleCam Mark II (front) is equipped with a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, 16-35mm f/2.8 lens, dual Speedlite flashes and a GoPro Hero. Trailing behind is the BeetleCam Armoured Edition, which is equipped with a Canon EOS 550D and 16-35mm f/2.8 lens.burrard-lucas.com
Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas with the BeetleCams in Masai Mara, Kenya.burrard-lucas.com
A lioness pins BeetleCam as she investigates it.burrard-lucas.com
A grumpy male lion chewing on BeetleCam. This lion had it in for BeetleCam, invariably mauling the buggy whenever it was in sight!burrard-lucas.com
A male lion eating a wildebeest.burrard-lucas.com
Portrait of a male lion in the Masai Mara, Kenya. burrard-lucas.com
Lion photobomb! We were photographing a young male lion when a lioness appeared out of the bushes and stuck her nose in the picture.burrard-lucas.com
This lion cub close-up ended up on the cover of Africa Geographic Magazine.burrard-lucas.com
This may look like a rouring lioness… but she was actually just yawning!burrard-lucas.com
A young male lion fixes BeetleCam with the intense stare of a predator as he approaches.burrard-lucas.com
BeetleCam photographs some young lion cubs.burrard-lucas.com
Male lion covered with flies.burrard-lucas.com

BeetleCam, Take Two Image Gallery

A male lion yawns while guarding his kill. This lion fastidiously chased away all vultures but didn't seemed to mind BeetleCam.burrard-lucas.com

The BeetleCam is back! And this time, it’s lion proof.

The new, improved, and heavily armored version of the remote controlled, four-wheel camera buggy that met an untimely death in the jaws of a curious lioness in Tanzania in 2009 headed to the African savannah and captured stunning images of lions in Masai Mara, Kenya.

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