Close up portrait of a lioness, Panthera leo, sleeping. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area bare savanna adult predator alone lie down sleep portrait front shot overview carnivore diet masai mara national reserve panthera sleepy vulnerable iucn vu national park plain september nobody lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems grassy savannah bare savannas grass savannah grassy savanna bare savannah grass savanna grass savannas grassy savannas adults predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone going to bed lengthened stretched out lengthen lengthening bedtime stretching out stretch out go to bed laying down sleeps dormant sleeping portraits front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals masai mara nature reserve masai mara game reserve maasai mara masai mara sleepiness put to sleep putting to sleep fall asleep falling asleep vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas plains with nobody big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area savanna low formation stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration posture behavior rest shot diet pattern rift valley province kenya east africa africa felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites landform earth's crust