The real-life Lion King 🦁
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Morani, 14, is now the oldest known lion alive in the Maasai Mara, a national reserve in Kenya.
Morani took the title after his brother, Scarface, passed away earlier in the year.
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Professional wildlife photographer Leighton Lum, from Hawaii, captured the stunning big cat while on a photography workshop.
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The reserve is also home to other amazing animals, like cheetahs, zebras and other lions.
But he was the most excited to captured 14-year-old Morani the lion.
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Morani took the title of the oldest known lion in the park, following the passing of his brother Scarface, pictured below.
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It was the haunting look on Morani’s face that left Lum awe-struck.
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“Just by looking at his face, you can tell this guy has been through a lot. He went from a young stud leader of a pride, a king, to a retired old man who still fights for survival in the Mara.”
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‘Morani was a part of a coalition of four males and he’s the only one remaining out of the four.’
‘He is a lone male who has been pushed out of the pride by younger, stronger males which is a natural process in lions as the strongest males will control the pride.’
“In general, adult male lions are lazy by nature and can sleep for 20 hours a day! We spotted him in the morning, then went back at the very end of the day only to find him no more than 15ft from where we left him.”