Masai lion or East African lion (Panthera leo nubica syn. Panthera leo massaica) female portrait. Ruaha National Park. Tanzania

panthera leo nubica adult predator head eye glance close up portrait front shot carnivore diet look panthera vulnerable iucn national park ruaha national park lioness october east african lion panthera leo nubica adults predators predatory heads eyes glances looking at camera portraits front views front sights front sight front shots front view carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals looked looking vulnerable species national parks sensitive natural areas lionesses stage of development individual predation relation between species species general morphology morphology organism sensory system physiological system organ anatomy morphology zoology shot diet pattern felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment tanzania east africa africa convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites female lion panthera leo big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal