The lionness lunch

Found in the morning, this lionness had just kill a gnu (wildebeest). After eating most of it, she actually tried to hide the carcass in order to avoid seeing it stolen by others (hyenas or vultures, for example).

Lionness - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Lionness – Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Lionness - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Lionness – Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Lionness - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Lionness – Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

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Lion (Panthera leo, Lion, León), Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008.


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