African Lion (Panthera leo) - a photo on Flickriver

            Our driver who seemed very good drove us into this shaded area where this group of lions was having a siesta, after probably eating another unsuspecting group of tourists. We were like three feet away on all sides from being there next meal. Although I was consumed by taking photographs I was a little worried about the close proximity of such dangerous animals. I think eventually the driver thought he might have got us a little too close and retired to a safe distance

Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas, but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight. In the Pleistocene, the lion ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and North America, but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. (Wikipedia)

Taken on: October 16, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 50D, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 120mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Lens:	120-400mm
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	120mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0.1 (Windows)
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