Warrior King


Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:35 am

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This is Scar / Scarface from the Maasai Mara ecosystem. He crossed the Mara river with his brothers a few months ago and was hanging around our camp on the banks of the river in the Mara Triangle all through the Great Migration season.

What a lion! Such presence...
The eye was apparently scarred by a Maasai spear in his younger cattle-thieving days. This is full frame bottom and left so I cropped tighter top and right. I've got others which have more space around, but liked the pose/expression here.

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by D. Robert Franz on Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:46 am
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Impressive animal and a great capture!
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by woodbutcher on Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:50 am
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Love it. Like you say such presence..
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:27 pm
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The black tipped mane is just beautiful. He seems to be doing well in spite of the injury. Lovely image with the soft light.
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by Graeme Guy on Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:14 pm
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A nice image of the Black Mane with a history as well. Beautiful soft light.


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by Gary Briney on Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:07 pm
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Wow this guy is all business. Simba -- bloodied but not bowed.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:19 pm
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by Marc on Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:07 am
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Like a lot of lions here, they are in beautiful condition with amazing manes, very nice Morkel.
The top scar section does look quite fresh, another recent spat perhaps?

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by Missy Mandel on Sun Oct 12, 2014 4:45 pm
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Dramatic and powerful in every way Morkel.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:40 am
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