Lion Photos by Yvonne van der Mey

Without doubt, this is the animal that all visitors to Africa are looking for. People admire them immensely as the largest predator and the "King of the Beasts". At the same time, an ancient fear wells up inside us as soon as the King comes very close. It must somehow still be in our genes. We've had numerous encounters with them, and each and every one is special to us, both on foot and from the car. I remember an old ranger telling us, that if a lion looks you straight in the eyes, he'll burn a hole into your soul. I don't know if that is true, but it is certainly a special sensation, which makes you feel humble and small.

These are some of the photographs I've taken of lions. Most of these photo's were taken in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, and you can read a little story about the lions, lionesses or cubs on the some of the pop-up pages. Please click on a thumbnail picture below to see a larger version of the photo (please note that your Internet browser must allow pop-up pages and javascript). For ease of use, there is also a numbered link on the pop-up page, so that you can go from one photo to the next.

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