African lion black mane male (Panthera leo) walking front view at dawn in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area desert adult male predator alone mane walk majestic front shot overview backlighting carnivore diet south africa botswana south african protected areas south africa kalahari gemsbok national park etosha national park panthera biosphere reserve evening morning vulnerable iucn vu national park transborder park april kgalagadi transfrontier park za kalahari desert of nobody lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems desertic areas desert areas desert area desertic zone desertic zones desertic area adults males predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone manes walking majesty majestics majestically impressive front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals rsa ksa republic of south africa south african protected area south africa south african national parks south africa biosphere reserves day fall nightfall late afternoon dawn daybreak daybreaks mornings day rise cockcrow vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks with nobody big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration morphology zoology morphology organism gait locomotion motion shot light effect diet pattern southern africa africa northern cape province namibia felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota twilight atmosphere ambiance threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites)