A big male lion being distracted by something to the photographers right.


This is one of the lions that have been rescued from canned hunting.


Size: 3149px × 4724px
Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Photo credit: © David G Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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