Lion (Panthera leo). Mashatu, Northern Tuli Game Reserve. Botswana

panthera leo lion panthera leo natural area savanna adult male predator alone mane portrait overview backlighting carnivore diet panthera three quarter shot vulnerable game reserve northern tuli game reserve april mashatu game reserve nobody lions nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas adults males predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone manes portraits overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length vulnerable species wildlife reserve with nobody big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal naturalness area low formation stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration morphology zoology morphology organism shot light effect diet pattern felidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment botswana protected areas botswana southern africa africa