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Awsome pride of lions photo

Lions in the Serengeti

Michael "Nick" Nichols, British photographer tracked the pride of big cats for six months before capturing this stunning shot, which stretches all the way to the horizon and includes a dramatic African sky.

Reminds me of the Man Eaters of Tsavo 
The BBC

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