Roar!

He wasn't actually roaring, I think he had something in his teeth as he kept making wonderful faces:) Another shot from the zoo.

[Diana]

Those teeth look so mean, fabulous close up and light. Nice work with the texture too.

[Babs]

He was probably yawning, I believe lions sleep about 20 hours a day.

Great shot.

[PhylM-S]

Wow - amazing focus - those teeth are amazing!

[Walks @ 7]

I'd let him do as he needed.... Such a fabulous image.

[Margo]

Great facial capture

[Issi Bannerman]

Ha ha! Lovely capture, whatever he was doing!

[Valerie Chesney]

Love it! Great facial expression...

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Great catch and the edits are fab!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav

[KV]

Wowza!!!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Cool timing, fantastic details.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture. He is beautiful.

[Merrelyn]

He’s magnificent.

[Peter Dulis]

LOL - fabulous capture

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Am loving this. Fab textures

[Lois]

Great shot!

[Jean]

fabulous shot and I like your edit!

[haskar]

Great timing.

[Kathy]

Terrific capture of the lion.

[Margaret Brown]

Super edit, fav

[Allison Maltese]

Well, it looks like a roar to me. Great shot!

[vonski]

Fabulous beast

[Ann H. LeFevre]

If you don't know it's a yawn, it's an amazing picture. If you do, it's an amazing picture!

[Melvina McCaw]

Love the lighting! I have had the priveledge of seeing Lions in the wild and they tend to yawn a lot!

[Wylie]

@onewing @falcon11 @olivetreeann @bubblequeen thanks for the lovely comments. It definitely wasn't a roar but I don't think it was a yawn either. I've seen plenty of lion yawns but this guy just seemed to be pulling faces. I think he must have had parsley between his teeth!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot

[Vesna]

Good timing and fantastic details.