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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Eye contact" Lions of the mara"

We are in a game drive watching a lion mating ,the big male seems shy and aggressive.We decide to park our car in a distance to watch the action.We wait for a bout 10 minutes and they mate a gain.The male go behind the female and was like using it as a shield to cover it's face.I took out my camera and wait the male raising it's head.And that's the image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Copyright: © Carl naurori