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Kgalagadi Lion We saw this lion the previous day - he'd caught a gemsbok so as soon as the gates opened the following morning we "raced" back to where we had seen him and as luck would have it he was still there Kgalagadi Lion,Lion,Panthera leo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Kgalagadi Lion

We saw this lion the previous day - he'd caught a gemsbok so as soon as the gates opened the following morning we "raced" back to where we had seen him and as luck would have it he was still there

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Superb portrait, I love this...promoted! Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Mayur Kotlikar's profile
    Mayur Kotlikar
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    Superb !! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Msalicat's profile
    Msalicat
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    Thank you Claire and Mayur Posted 11 years ago
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    RDodd
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    Yes Yes Yes! Beautiful Lighting in this image Posted 11 years ago

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The Lion

The lion is one of the five big cats in the genus "Panthera" and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies found in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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By Msalicat

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2014. Captured Mar 16, 2013 07:00.
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  • PENTAX K-7
  • f/6.7
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 500mm