We received the news one night: a dead elephant was found and a whole lion pride was feeding on it. Immediately, we knew that that meant there was a lot of meat and the lions would most probably still be there in the morning. In order to get there on time for the best morning light, we set our alarms for 3 am. Little did we know, it was exceptionally worth it.
We got to the scene just after 4 am, in time for the gorgeous soft light to shine through. To our delight, the lions were busy feeding on the leftover carcass. The females were a little bit weary of us, so we respectfully kept our distance. However, the young cubs were very inquisitive and curiously came up as close as a couple of meters to our vehicle. That was the moment I captured this shot of the little prince.