PROTECTING HIS MATE
Photo and caption by Frank Simon
NATURE: The king of beasts and his "wife", lounging in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Africa, spot a herd of cape buffalo approaching, their eternal enemy. The herd swerves towards the lions. The male faces up to them, and, with one mighty roar, scares them off and sends them on their way.
Location: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa