World Lion Day supports organisations that promote conservation efforts of the dwindling lion population, check out these incredible snaps of the beautiful big cats highlighting just why every effort should be made to save these extraordinary creatures.
A pride of lions walk through long grass single file
A lioness pounces on an unsuspecting wilderbeast
A majestic male lion is watched by tourists on safari as he strolls through tall grass
Two male lions come claw to fang as they fight
A lioness stalks her prey, expertly cornering a vulnerable wilderbeast away from its herd
A lioness and her cubs relax on a mound of dried earth
A female lioness surveys an African plane
A mother teaches her young cubs how to roar
A lioness and her young cubs lap up water in the blazing African heat
A pride of adorable cubs relax in the cool grass
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A male lion watches over his cub
A young cub is startled by by two prowling lionesses
A lion shakes water from his huge mane
- The Sun