Lions (Panthera leo), lion couple lying in the grass, the male guarding his mate, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), two drinking females and two resting subadult male cubs at a waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), two females on the right and in the centre and four subadult male cubs resting in the evening, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), two drinking females with three subadult male cubs at a waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Black-maned lions (Panthera leo vernayi), two young males sleeping in the shade at midday heat, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

"Lions (Panthera leo), male and female resting in the shade, Ndutu, Tanzania, Africa"