The Black Dam Pride of lions play in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The intimate shots of the pride were captured by photographer Tom Coetzee  .Picture: Tom Coetzee / Barcroft Media  

This scaredy-cat was forced to run for cover when a herd of brave buffalo decided to strike back. The lion found itself outnumbered by its plucky prey and is pictured sprinting away from the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park. Picture: DAVE WOOLLACOTT/CATERS

Untitled. Photo by Ray Morris

The King! Photo by Tubassa-wings

At the Akwaaba Lodge there are three lions, a tiger, and a spotted hyena. The owner of the four- star hotel, Layla Cajee, has raised the cubs from birth. Bella the tiger, five months, is the leader of the pack, while the three lions, Delano, Romeo and Maximus, also five months. Meanwhile the eldest - Milika the hyena, six months - is the most mischievous in the motley crew.

Picture: Ruaridh Connellan / Barcroft Media

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Male Lion and his confused offspring

It’s no wonder that Baruti the lion appears to have a smile on his face. Not only has he got a brand new home, but a rather tasty housewarming present too. The two-year-old made his public debut at Calgary Zoo in Canada. Baruti and fellow lion Aslan were born at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on September 22, 2010. The pair have been in Calgary since late July 2012 and after completing a quarantine period they were slowly introduced to the zoo’s two female lions. Now that they are fully settled in the pair have been let loose in the zoo’s African Savannah exhibit.  Picture: QMI Agency / Rex Features

A lioness enjoys the first rays of spring sunshine at Tierpark Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg.  Picture: Barcroft Media

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Shirwane, an Indian lion, with her six-week-old cubs in their enclosure in Budapest Zoo.  Picture: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Open Wide. Photo by Ruth Choi

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