Sergey Gorshkov / Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to bring down African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa. Sequence 5 of 5

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) pride lying in long grass watching elephants (Loxodonta africana), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Ammonite / Group of African lions (Panthera leo) feeding on kill, footage taken at night using thermal camera technology, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Ammonite / Group of juvenile African lions (Panthera leo) playing with rib bones from kill, footage taken at night using thermal camera technology, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

Ammonite / Young African lioness (Panthera leo) attacking another after being chased away from feeding at a kill, footage taken at night using thermal camera technology, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) cubs playing, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Lions (Panthera leo) feeding on a dead hippo, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Anup Shah / Lion pride (Panthera leo) feeding on a recent kill. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Lion pride (Panthera leo) feeding on a recent kill. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009

Pete Oxford / Lion pride (Panthera leo) lying in grass with tourist vehicle watching. Duba Plains, Okavango Delta Botswana, Southern Africa