The Lion
Enjoy and/or contribute to our photo gallery of the Lion. We asked visitors to share their holiday snaps with us. Below is a gallery and some of the experiences that travellers had while game viewing in our beautiful country. Click on any photo to enlarge and view a slideshow.
Submitted by South Africa Editor (SA)
To start things off, I thought I'd submit this photograph of a lion taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape. Courtesy of SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM.
Submitted by South Africa Editor (SA)
Another picture I thought well worth sharing. This was taken in the Kruger National Park - the largest game reserve in South Africa. Courtesy of SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM.
Submitted by South Africa Editor (SA)
Taken in the Entabeni Game Reserve.
Submitted by Rika Basson (South Africa)
I had a life changing experience between the lions , it was just amazing ! they are truly very proud animals. The earthshaking ROAR left me breathless.
Submitted by Madelein Calligeris (SA)
I had the most wonderful experience, we were so close to it. It was there where I realized how big and mighty lions are, and he was just so lazy nothing could bother him at that moment and time, they were in a group of four.
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
Incredible how you can see the flies buzzing around her
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
Great sighting on the Crocodile River road
Submitted by Trevor Harrison (UK)
We were priveleged to spend some time with the 5 month old cub and his sibling at Seaview Lion Sanctuary near PE. It is always a special and humbling experience to share an animal's life no matter how short the timespan, and its something we've been lucky enough to do with everything from Dassies to Elephants and almost every animal in between including Hippos believe it or not.
Submitted by Christine Lucas (SA)
Although the two Lion males were just resting in the heat of the day, the Giraffes and Zebras were very weary, watching their every move.
Submitted by Christine Lucas (SA)
A young elephant mysteriously died in the road during the night and the lioness and her three cups claimed the pray for themselves, chasing the scavengers away.
Submitted by Christine Lucas (SA)
She was guarding her prey and after chasing the vultures away she turned to us, staring, letting us know to back off.
The Lion {Panthera Leo}
Lions are the second largest members of the feline family in the world. Lion are tan in colour and have a slightly white under-body, with a tuft of black hair at the end of their tails. Most cat species live a fundamentally solitary existence, but the lion is an exception. It has developed a social system based on teamwork and … read more about The Lion.
Big 5 Photo Series
- The Leopard
- The Elephant
- The Rhino
- The Buffalo
- The Lion (this article)
