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Smiling Lion during a wild life safari

Smiling Lion - This picture was captured by me while i was on a wild life game drive in Masai Mara Kenya. The flies were irritating the lion (which is visible near his nose) and while trying to remove it from his face he was twitching his nose giving an appeareance as if he is smiling. I like to tell people - I said "cheese" and he smiled just like we all do :-)

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2014
Date Uploaded: 04.2016
Photo Location: Masai Mara National Park, Kenya
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Puja Bhargava