Lion (Panthera leo). Female in heat and black-maned Kalahari male at their first encounter. The male is scared of the initially aggressive behaviour of the female. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

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Shooting date : 2016-09-10

Keywords

Wild animal / Mammal / Carnivoran / Feline / Wildcat / Big cat / Lion (Panthera leo)

Africa / Southern Africa / South Africa / South African protected areas (South Africa)

Behavior / Social behaviour

Africa / Southern Africa / Kalahari (desert of)

Africa / Southern Africa / South Africa / Northern Cape Province / Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (ZA)

September

Individual / Female / Lioness

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / Transborder Park

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / National park

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Shot / One-on-one

Organism / Morphology / General morphology / Sexual dimorphism

Behavior / Reproductive behaviour / Heat (rutting season)

Area / Naturalness / Natural area

Species / Diet pattern / Carnivore (diet)

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Mane

Enumeration / Pair / Couple

Species / Relation between species / Predation / Predator

Individual / Male

Individual / Female

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Area / Desert

Individual / Nobody

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