I could tell endless stories about this famous male lion called Cecil from the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. He was sadly shot at night on a bait by an American bowhunter who wounded him and he was only killed about 48 hours later. We estimated his age between 13 and 15 years when he died and he was certainly one of the more handsome lions I had ever seen. Male lions are normally irritable when the cubs are around and they usually keep their distance but not Cecil who was incredibly tolerant and docile. It was quite late and the sun had gone down and I was focused on him with the cubs playing nearby. In the briefest of moments this shot presented itself and I was lucky to get it.
A Lion called Cecil
