Richard Du Toit / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub climbing tree, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / African Lion (Panthera leo) cubs playing, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Lion (Panthera leo) juvenile in tree, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Lion (Panthera leo) sub-adult males, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African Lion (Panthera leo), African Lioness in the dawn mist in summer, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub running, Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Theo Allofs / African Lion (Panthera leo) sub-adult males play-fighting, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) sub-adult male, native to Africa and Asia