Black Rock Queen at Sunrise! - a photo on Flickriver

            Featured on Flickr Explore #24 on 2024-04-11.

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae. 
Lions live in large groups called prides. A pride consists of multiple related females and their dependent offspring along with two or three unrelated males. A typical pride has about 15 members, although some prides as large as 40 members have been observed.
Lions spend much of their time resting; they are inactive for about 20 hours per day. Although lions can be active at any time, their activity generally peaks after dusk with a period of socialising, grooming and defecating. Intermittent bursts of activity continue until dawn, when hunting most often takes place. 
Female lions, sisters, live together for life. Their female cubs also stay with the pride, even after they’re grown, but male cubs must venture out on their own once they reach maturity.

This beautiful Lionesses of the Black Rock Pride were on hunting mission and was captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Purko Section (show map)

Taken on: July 27, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, 372mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	372mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.5 (Macintosh)
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