Recent Examples on the WebBonham Carter sinks her teeth into this larger-than-life personality, portraying a lioness in the winter of her career who understands that even if the show is dreck, being its star has become inextricably entwined with her identity.—Brian Lowry, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024 Lazy lionesses block the vehicle of guide Mariet Mashonganyika
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Suddenly, a pack of wild dogs flashes by in hot pursuit of an impala.—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 Early in the morning, Boyd watched as these lionesses groomed one of their five cubs in their territory.—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024 Two lionesses standing among tall grass, southern Kalahari, South AfricaGetty Images
When is the most affordable time to visit South Africa?—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2024 Upon their return, the lionesses called their five young out to the grassland and began cleaning one of them.—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024 Sedating the lioness for air transport after her concussion could kill her.—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024 Photographer Mark Boyd of Kenya captured a tender moment between two of the pride’s lionesses, which share parenting responsibilities, and one of the cubs.—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024 Among the stunning wildlife portraits are an image of a polar bear sleeping on an iceberg off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago and a photograph of two lionesses grooming one of the pride’s five cubs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
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