Lion (Panthera leo) beginning of the mating in the savannah, female, aggressive stance in front of a male during mating period, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area savanna sky kenya adult male predator couple mane aggressiveness courtship behaviour portrait profile shot day carnivore diet masai mara national reserve look panthera sexual dimorphism one on one vulnerable iucn vu national park lioness august lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas skies adults males predators predatory manes aggressive assaulting assaulted assault parading parade parades seducing courtship behaviours seduce attractive seduction portraits profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view 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 looked looking sexual dimorphisms sexual distinguishability sexual distinguishabilities face to face vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas lionesses big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area low formation meteorological phenomenon atmosphere east africa africa stage of development individual predation relation between species species pair enumeration morphology zoology morphology organism reproductive behaviour behavior shot atmosphere ambiance diet pattern rift valley province felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota general morphology threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites female