{"id":60567,"date":"2020-01-01T19:21:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T00:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=60567"},"modified":"2020-01-01T19:21:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T00:21:52","slug":"huge-lion-surprises-photographer-with-scary-roar-then-smiles-at-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/huge-lion-surprises-photographer-with-scary-roar-then-smiles-at-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Lion Surprises Photographer With Scary Roar, Then Smiles At Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-1-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a lover of all animals, I could not imagine a better job than photographing animals for a living! Photographer Gren Sowerby is one of the lucky ones! The 69-year-old photographer from England has spent the last four decades photographing wildlife. As a wildlife photographer, you just never know what sort of photographs you are going to get while shooting! Although, you are always hoping for that one in a million shot! Well, in the photograph&#8217;s taken by Sowerby featured below &#8212; he definitely got that one in a million shot!<\/p>\n<p>Sowerby was on a safari when he spotted a majestic <a href=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/super-strong-buffalo-fights-off-lions-and-crocodile-before-getting-rescued-by-herd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lion<\/a> around 40-50 feet from him in the bush. So he prepared to capture the &#8216;King of the jungle&#8217; on film. Only the king decided to play a few tricks with Sowerby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60569 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lent in to take a photo when he let out a huge roar \u2014 I got the shock of my life,\u201d Sowerby told to the South West News Service. \u201cHe roared to say: \u2018I\u2019m the King of the Jungle\u2019 and then I couldn\u2019t believe it when he smiled at me like when someone winks at you to say like: \u2018Haha!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60571 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-4-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roar was massive and clearly it shocked Sowerby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60570 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-3-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really happy with the photos, I only looked at them properly when I got home. I regularly go on these safaris and really enjoy photographing wildlife. They have grown up around the safari so they\u2019re used to cars and tourists,\u201d Gren Sowerby says. \u201cThe King of the Jungle is always something you\u2019ve got to capture and I\u2019m so pleased I got the shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60572 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lion-smile-5-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, this isn\u2019t the first time a ferocious lion has showed his playful side. In late 2019, this year a video of a lion waking up a lioness in a truly hilarious way went viral across the web!<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Not to Wake Up a Lioness!\" width=\"1060\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kyJUQuaECrg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As a lover of all animals, I could not imagine a better job than photographing animals for a living! Photographer Gren Sowerby is one of the lucky ones! The 69-year-old photographer from England has spent the last four decades photographing wildlife. As a wildlife photographer, you just never know what sort of photographs you are going to get while shooting! Although, you are always hoping for that one in a million shot! Well, in the photograph&#8217;s taken by Sowerby featured below &#8212; he definitely got that one in a million shot! 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