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African lion

Panthera leo

Description:

This lion had been injured and found a home at a sanctuary. They said he was rather old so he would live out his days there.

Habitat:

Amani Game Lodge and Sanctuary

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5 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Thanks for your comment, Antonio. I'm also very glad that there are sanctuaries where at least some of these animals can be rescued.

Beautiful ,touching story Maria,sanctuary's are the list we can do , to give them a relativly happy end of their life,congrats and thanks for sharimg such a great and educatif spotting page

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Jacob and Ashley. It was several years ago, so I don't know if he is still living given his age. But at least he had a nice home there.

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Beautiful photos of a gorgeous guy! I hope to see a wild one some day :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Stunning spotting, Maria! I'm sad to hear he was injured, but glad he is under close watch at a sanctuary.

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Spotted on Sep 30, 2007
Submitted on Mar 3, 2013

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