Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:002 Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

File:002 Male Lion prowling in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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Info Male Lion (Panthera leo) prowling in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Prowling primarly consists of walking slowly low-to-the-ground with head down while fixing the target and trying to be as stealthy as possible. This action is a behavior commonly expressed by large carnivores to assess their surroundings, stalk preys, or approach with reduced detectability. In this instance, the lion was pursuing a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and her three cubs, that where close to a recent kill. Lions frequently engage in kleptoparasitism by usurping kills from smaller predators and may also attack cheetahs or their offspring to reduce interspecific competition for prey resources.
Info created by Giles Laurent – uploaded by Giles Laurent – nominated by Giles Laurent -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Giles Laurent (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Support --Yann (talk) 09:14, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Excellent composition, sharpness, and timing. The prowling pose and direct gaze make for a very engaging wildlife image. Question Approximately how far were you from the lion when this photo was taken? I'm curious about the shooting distance. --Olfa Yakoubi -ألفة يعقوبي (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! If I remember well at that moment I was probably somewhere between 15-30 meters away but the lion kept getting closer as the cheetah mother and cubs successively passed behind our car to try to hide -- Giles Laurent (talk) 12:48, 25 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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