Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Lion

Photo: A male African lion (Panthera leo) naps in the sun at the Houston Zoo.

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A male African lion (Panthera leo) naps in the sun at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered liontailed macaque, Macaca silenus, at Singapore Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered liontailed macaque, Macaca silenus, at Singapore Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered lion tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, at Singapore Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered lion tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, at Singapore Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered lion tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) at Singapore Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered lion tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) at Singapore Zoo.

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Tree-climbing is an unusual behavior for lions, but the pride in Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda is famous for napping in trees during the day — this male is just waking up at dusk.

Photo: A Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) named Janki at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) named Janki at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) named Janki at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) named Janki at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India. This animal was named Ambar, which means ‘Sky’ in Hindi.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India. This animal was named Ambar, which means ‘Sky’ in Hindi.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India. This animal was named Ambar, which means ‘Sky’ in Hindi.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India. This animal was named Ambar, which means ‘Sky’ in Hindi.

Photo: A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: An infrared remote camera captures a male lion near a hyena den.

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An infrared remote camera captures a male lion near a hyena den.

Picture of a Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: An infrared remote camera captures a male lion near a hyena den.

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An infrared remote camera captures a male lion near a hyena den.

Photo: A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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A lion feeds on a cow carcass in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: Lions meet the robocar in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Lions meet the robocar in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: Lions in the northern end of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Lions in the northern end of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: Lions meet the robocar in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Lions meet the robocar in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: A pair of male African lions resting at a safari lodge.

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A pair of male African lions resting at a safari lodge.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered, male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered, male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad, India.

Photo: A lioness feeds on the remains of a cow inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.

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A lioness feeds on the remains of a cow inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. As the human population grows in East Africa, more cattle are pushed into the park, leading to more lion kills–and more poisoning of the lions by cattlemen.

Photo: A biologist radio collars a lioness in the Ishasha Section of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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A biologist radio collars a lioness in the Ishasha Section of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: A radio-collared lioness and her cub wake up at dusk on their treetop perch in the Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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A radio-collared lioness and her cub wake up at dusk on their treetop perch in the Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Photo: Joel Sartore's photo of a tree-climbing lion in Africa's Albertine Rift is featured on the cover of the 50 Greatest Pictures special issue of National Geographic magazine.

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Joel Sartore’s photo of a tree-climbing lion in Africa’s Albertine Rift is featured on the cover of the 50 Greatest Pictures special issue of National Geographic magazine.

Photo: National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore stops for a quick nap with a lion, tranquilized by researchers, in Uganda's Albertine Rift.

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National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore stops for a quick nap with a lion, tranquilized by researchers, in Uganda’s Albertine Rift.

Photo: The opening spread of the Albertine Rift article, from the November, 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine

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The opening spread of the Albertine Rift article, from the November, 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine

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