Caption

Lion (Panthera leo). Black-maned Kalahari male. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Date

Jan 27, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Thomas Dressler

Reference

BRK26I11_355

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

57.1Mb (19.0Mb) / 18.2in x 12.2in / 5472 x 3648 (300dpi)

Keywords

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