Extreme close up portrait of a wild Lioness cleaning her cub with her tongue. Shot on safari in Northern South Africa. Note the many flies.

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Extreme close up portrait of a wild Lioness cleaning her cub with her tongue. Shot on safari in Northern South Africa. Note the many flies. A version without them is available. Many more like

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Sherry Epley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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