Lioness (panthera leo) resting on a rock. Lions range throughout sub-Saharan Africa and live in family units called prides. They are predatory carnivo

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Lioness (panthera leo) resting on a rock. Lions range throughout sub-Saharan Africa and live in family units called prides. They are predatory carnivores and both sexes of the species will hunt prey including wildebeest and zebra. Photographed in Namibia.

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