Very exhausted in the midday heat!

It was such a hot day at Aquila and the animals were trying to find some shade. Being in the Karroo, the land is exceptionally dry and barren.

[Lynda McG]

It's a hard life!

[Taffy]

They blend in with the arid grounds. Well captured. They do look tired.

[Desi]

Great shot. You have handled the extreme contrasts of shade and very bright light very well indeed

[Paul]

Majestic ☺

[Joan Robillard]

But I bet they can be up and running after food in a blink

[CC Folk]

Awww...they need a watering hole!

[Jacqueline]

Wow! Great shot.

[Lou Ann]

They do look hot! Great capture.

[katy]

Fabulous to get so many in one shot!

[Dione Giorgio]

Such a natural emvironment for the lions and it does look very hot for them. Fabulous shot.

[Helen Sanderson]

such a wonderful sight to see

[Henri Russell]

Beautiful capture. They do look exhausted though.

[Dawn]

A cool image

[Margaret Brown]

A great image, it looks very hot and dry.

[Islandgirl]

Oh Wow they look cozy!

[Denise Wood]

Terrific :)

[Faye Turner]

How cool!

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of the lions. This is a very natural pic. as I`m told they love to sleep 20 hours a day.

[Joanna kate]

Great shot of them

[Shari]

Amazing animals. This morning we were looking at traveling to SA in Oct/Nov. We are thinking about doing a self-driving tour (wine region, beaches, parks). Do you recommend it?

[Denise (lyndemc)]

That lion on top appears to have melted in the heat. (Awesome sight you've seen here. I'm envious!)

[Jane Pittenger]

Poor th8ngs

[Diana]

@lyndamcg @taffy @seacreature @paul10 @joansmor @gardenfolk @jacqbb @louannwarren @grammyn @sangwann @hrs @henrir @Dawn @craftymeg @radiogirl @gilbertwood @fayefaye @pyrrhula @joannakate @sstcowan @lyndemc @jgpittenger TThanks for the kind comments and getting it on the TP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@sstcowan That sounds like a great idea Shari as there are so many wonderful sight to see. If you want to see the best wildlife, you would have to go to the Kruger National Park :-)

[Diana]

@gardenfolk They most certainly do, I was amazed to see how little water was there. There was a truck driving around and trying to sill a few water holes for the animals. It is such a hot and drought stricken area. I felt rather uncomfortable and sorry for the animals.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@elisasaeter @rickster549 Thanks so much :-)

[4rky]

Fabulous capture!

[Diana]

@4rky Thanks so much :-)