African lion walking on top of dune at sunrise in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa; Specie panthera leo family of felidae

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural reserve natural area desert desertic dune sky sun sunset sunrise adult male silhouette mane walk profile shot overview backlighting red round carnivore diet south african protected areas south africa kalahari gemsbok national park etosha national park panthera colorful biosphere reserve evening morning vulnerable national park transborder park may kgalagadi transfrontier park za kgalagadi transfrontier park bw kalahari desert of copy space nobody kgalagadi transfrontier park lions nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems desertic areas desert areas desert area desertic zone desertic zones desertic area desertic dunes skies sunsets sunrises adults males silhouettes manes walking profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit oranges colour reds carmine magenta carmines magentas circle circles rounds carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals south african protected area south africa south african national parks south africa gemsbok national park colourful rudy colorfully colored 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 kgalagadi big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area sand desert meteorological phenomenon meteorology science space stage of development individual morphology zoology morphology organism gait locomotion motion shot light effect colour shape diet pattern species south africa southern africa africa northern cape province namibia felidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota twilight ambiance threatened endangered species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild botswana protected areas botswana