Roar: Lions of the Kalahari" African Lion Pictures

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Roar: Lions of the Kalahari" African Lion Pictures
Photograph by June Liversedge from Roar: Lions of the Kalahari
NationalGeographic.com

Resting near a waterhole, a male waits for a female to hunt for his food. A typical meal for an adult male lion is 15 pounds (7 kilograms) of meat, though lions can consume as much as 60 pounds (30 kilograms) at a sitting.

Series of 10 photographs; click on image to enlarge or you can also save as wallpaper.