Zero

How many Discovery Channel shows have you watched about lions. Watching them running after their prey and then eating and relaxing. How much have you wanted to see them in real life and just witness their majesty in person. To see them up close and see thier scars and who they are. Our male lion on the reserve was just magnificent. He had a regal black mane and knew he was boss. He would look at you and you would melt inside. His eyes peirced you telling you that he knew he had all the power over you. They told you a story of pride and strength. Just being in his presence I literally trembled. He moved about the whole area and at night we could hear him roaring in search of his pride. We saw him mating, saw him with a baby giraffe kill, we saw him walking and roaring. We saw him playing with and tolerating his playful cubs. We spent a good amount of time with Zero and it was amazing. Never before have I ever felt so vunlerable and so blessed to be in the presence of such a awesome animal. I was acutally on the tracker seat when we came up to him in this picture as he was lying in the road. I just tried to send him good vibes! :) Apparently it worked! Whew . . .
-Amanda