And for my mane course, I’ll have the cheetah! Amazing image appears to show lion devouring planet’s fastest land animal… but all is not as it seems
- A lion seems to be in the process of biting the head off of an unlucky cheetah in an amazing optical illusion
- The picture was captured by Kuwaiti wildlife photographer Saeed Aljafar
- Aljafar took the snap at Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park, which is estimated to be home to between 850 and 900 lions, as well as elephants, hippos and zebra
This jaw-dropping shot appears to show a very hungry lion munching on a poor cheetah who has sadly become lunch.
But it is actually a clever optical illusion with the lion in the foreground lined up perfectly with the other big cat.
Wildlife photographer Saeed Aljafar captured the amazing scene in Kenya’s Masai Mara.
He said: ‘Cheetahs entered the lion’s territory in the late evening and the male lion started pursuing them, attempting to get them out.
‘While one of the cheetahs was sitting in the skyline, the lion remained to rest, and it appeared as though the head of the cheetah was inside the lion’s mouth.’
This jaw-dropping shot appears to show a very hungry lion munching on a poor cheetah who has sadly become lunch. But it is actually a clever optical illusion with the lion in the foreground lined up perfectly with the other big cat
Aljafar is no stranger to capturing big cats with his camera.
The Kuwaiti national has been doing wildlife photography for some 28 years.
He shot this optical illusion on a Nikon D5 using an 800mm f/5.6 lens, also made by Nikon.
Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park, where the images were shot, is estimated to be home to between 850 and 900 lions.
The park is also home to cheetahs, elephants, hippos and zebras.