Nature has a way of humbling you.

Waking up at 4 AM to reach the park early enough hoping to catch the sunrise was the plan. We got to the park only to be welcomed by a cloudy morning. By lunchtime, zero activity. Just you regulars. Zebras, giraffes but no cats. The search goes on for hours. We get lucky with the first pride but they are on the move. We tail them for a few kilometers before they go off road. At least some action we tell ourselves. Back to the search. Roughly past 5PM we spot some cats but they snoozing. We get close and it's the Honeymoon lions of The Nairobi National Park.
You know how we all ugly when we sleeping? Yeah...
We park the car and hope that they'll wake up and roam just to get some solid photos.

Let me share a fun fact as we wait for the sleeping beauties to wake up. ...... When it comes to lion mating, the female is boss. The only time a lion can make lioness do mating by killing her cubs.
When you see lioness retaliate during mating, this is because mating is a painful process because the lion's penis is barbed and withdrawal causes pain.

It's 6 PM. The cat's are up and walking. They are looking for a spot to mate. We change our spots to get the perfect frame. There it is. Icing on the cake.

Nature's beauty taking place.

Photographer: Trevor Maingi Location: Nairobi National Park
Size: 7020 x 5014 @300dpi

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