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Picture of a male lion walking through the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa
August 10, 2021

Lion's Mane

A lion walks into the gritty wind in Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa. The park is one of the largest lion strongholds on the African continent, and works to protect lions from poachers.
Photograph by Chris Johns, Nat Geo Image Collection

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