Sara Proebsting, The Pride (ANIMAL & NATURE 2020)

Watching this pride of lions in the Masai Mara in Kenya was an incredible experience. They had young cubs and when we first arrived they were all laying in the grass enjoying an escape from the hot afternoon sun. The cubs were playing and the adults resting. All of a sudden, as if some sort of natural alarm had gone off, they all got up. The cubs were escorted into the taller the grass, the male keeping a watching eye on them. The whole pride of females dispersed into the tall grass. Slowly, silently moving forward. The hunt was on!

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