14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Male Lion at Sunrise, KZN, South Africa

Sunrise at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park is spectacular in and of itself, but this morning my friend and I were lucky enough to ride with Beke Ndlovu, a seasoned guide at the park. From the road Beke had spotted a brother and sister pair of juvenile lions sleeping. As the juvenile male got up to go to another spot, this adult male roared loudly and emerged from behind a bush nearby.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 07.2016
Photo Location: Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Tara McKay