Half grown male lion cub surrounded by white waste paper flowers Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa

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Half grown male lion cub surrounded by white waste paper flowers Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa These are CYCNIUM TUBULOSUM or RHAMPHICARPA MONTANA which is a semi parasite species that draws nourishment from the roots of the grasses to which it is attached They usually bloom after rain on black cotton soil LION WHITE WASTE PAPER FLOWERS CYCNIUM TUBULOSUM

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Size: 3572px × 5387px
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya East Africa
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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