Lion (Panthera leo) male in grass at sunrise, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area savanna kenya sunrise adult male alone mane front shot overview backlighting day carnivore diet masai mara national reserve panthera morning vulnerable iucn vu national park august lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas sunrises adults males single lonely only solo one lone manes front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit days daytime carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals masai mara nature reserve masai mara game reserve maasai mara masai mara dawn daybreak daybreaks mornings day rise cockcrow vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area low formation east africa africa sun space stage of development individual enumeration morphology zoology morphology organism shot light effect atmosphere ambiance diet pattern species rift valley province felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota twilight threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites)