A young cub from the Katuma Pride clearly shows the spots in it's coat that it has inherited from the lions ancestral past and they will only fade as


A young cub from the Katuma Pride clearly shows the spots in it's coat that it has inherited from the lions ancestral past and they will only fade as it reaches maturity


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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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