alainloss: Male lion lying on the yellow grass, typical of the end of dry season
alainloss: Lioness licking a bone from an old buffalo kill
alainloss: Inquisitive lioness look
alainloss: Lioness walking with the left fore paw raised
alainloss: Xinii pride male with its magnificent blond mane
alainloss: Lioness quenching her thirst at a waterhole
alainloss: Xinii pride lioness
alainloss: Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus)
alainloss: Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
alainloss: Lion cub frolicking in a tree
alainloss: Lioness emerging from the thicket
alainloss: Lion cub aged approximately five to six months
alainloss: Lion cubs suckling
alainloss: Lion profile in the tall grass
alainloss: Adorable lion cub
alainloss: Male Waterbucks mingling with a herd of Impalas
alainloss: The Xinii pride comprises 15 lions (9 adults and six cubs)
alainloss: Young lions rubbing their heads with each other
alainloss: Young male lions engaged in a playful behaviour
alainloss: Lion mom with her cub
alainloss: Soft lion pillows
alainloss: Intense lion cub gaze
alainloss: Cosy cat nap
alainloss: Stripe patterns
alainloss: Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius) carrying nesting material in its claws
alainloss: Cheetah mom on the alert
alainloss: Cheetah super mom with two of her four cubs. Aged six to seven months the cubs still rely heavily on their mother for protection and food
alainloss: Cheetah mom yawning and stretching
alainloss: Cheetah female scanning the horizon for potential preys. With four mouths to feed, she needs to hunt every few days
alainloss: With only 10% of Cheetah cubs usually surviving to adulthood, it is a remarkable feat that their mom managed to raise and protect them for so long