Lion (Panthera leo) lioness, stalking, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area savanna adult predator alone head lying in wait portrait profile shot day carnivore diet masai mara national reserve look panthera vulnerable iucn vu national park lioness august lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas adults predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone heads watchful be on the watch stalking being on the watch stalk at steal 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 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 stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration general morphology morphology organism hunt behavior shot atmosphere ambiance 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 female