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Iconic African Lion I was saving this photo for the one which would get me Lion Reputation status and as I am very, very close - here you go. I have seen a fair number of lions over the years, but this one was just too "King of Beasts - your majesty" to resist. We saw him in Etosha! Etosha NP,Geotagged,Lion,Namibia,Panthera leo,Spring,namibia Click/tap to enlarge

Iconic African Lion

I was saving this photo for the one which would get me Lion Reputation status and as I am very, very close - here you go. I have seen a fair number of lions over the years, but this one was just too "King of Beasts - your majesty" to resist. We saw him in Etosha!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Congrats on the Lion status! Remarkable achievement in a short time. Posted 8 years ago
  2. View Mike van Harn's profile
    Mike van Harn
    Musk Oxen
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    Say yourself, what are they beautiful at a distance! Posted 8 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 Barry

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Uploaded May 7, 2017. Captured Nov 27, 2012 07:57 in Unnamed Road, Namibia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/202s
  • ISO160
  • 150.5mm