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Lioness and male vague

Lioness and male vague

I always try to capture the essence of a species. The males obviously catch most of the attention from us. But in Lion society the females are the pivoting poin...
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I always try to capture the essence of a species. The males obviously catch most of the attention from us. But in Lion society the females are the pivoting point of everything. Males are protectors but also just passers by, the females do most of the hunting, raising, protecting etc
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Wow love your photo gallery! How amazing to see the nature you have captured!

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Very nice

Beautiful capture!

wow! I love these animals! Where did you have the chance to take this great picture?

sorry to reply so late..but this was taken in the kopjes area in the North-western part of the Serengeti

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Great photo Andre. The tight crop and use of selective focus make it a powerful image.

Beautiful capture!

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And yes this is a wild Lion...

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