A Riveting Encounter with a Rare Black-Maned Lion

a lion gives you a different instinctive

a lion gives you a different instinctive fear that is unequal to anything else

they are quite rare you hear them more

they are quite rare you hear them more often than you see them but just seeing

often than you see them but just seeing

often than you see them but just seeing an adult male in the road in its full

an adult male in the road in its full

an adult male in the road in its full glory was something I thought I would

glory was something I thought I would

glory was something I thought I would never see and as we watched him smell

never see and as we watched him smell

never see and as we watched him smell bushes and spray it with its urine it

bushes and spray it with its urine it

bushes and spray it with its urine it became clear he was most likely

became clear he was most likely

became clear he was most likely following a female ahead the lion kept

following a female ahead the lion kept

following a female ahead the lion kept coming closer and I was hoping really

coming closer and I was hoping really

coming closer and I was hoping really that he would be away at some point

that he would be away at some point

that he would be away at some point because remember I am leaning out of the

because remember I am leaning out of the

because remember I am leaning out of the car window and you can see me zoom out

car window and you can see me zoom out

car window and you can see me zoom out with the lens but the lion is still

with the lens but the lion is still

with the lens but the lion is still coming and coming and as I am watching

coming and coming and as I am watching

coming and coming and as I am watching him he’s getting bigger you’re thinking

him he’s getting bigger you’re thinking

him he’s getting bigger you’re thinking I really should be getting in the car

I really should be getting in the car

I really should be getting in the car but the photographer side of me is

but the photographer side of me is

but the photographer side of me is thinking this is a lifetime opportunity

thinking this is a lifetime opportunity

thinking this is a lifetime opportunity just

just

just they still

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[Music] you

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A Riveting Encounter with a Rare Black-Maned Lion | National Geographic