Kings of the Kalahari Aug 10, 2020

Kings of the Kalahari

We"re celebrating World Lion Day with these two lion cubs in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana. The young cats may be cute and cuddly now, but they"ll soon grow up to be one of the most powerful and majestic animals in the world. The predominant predator in the region, Kalahari lions cover vast territories spanning harsh shrublands and desert. As prey becomes scarcer, Kalahari lions travel in smaller prides and often cover longer distances in search of their next meal. As of 2015, lions were listed as vulnerable and placed on the World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species. World Lion Day supports and promotes organizations and conservation efforts that address the dwindling wild lion population.

© Jami Tarris/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 10, 2018Assembling the Smithsonian
Aug 10, 2019Seville celebrates first world tour
Aug 10, 2021Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
Aug 10, 2022Joshua Tree National Park
Aug 10, 2023World Lion Day
Aug 10, 2024Joshua Tree National Park, California
Aug 10, 2025World Lion Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 1, 2020National Mushroom Month
Aug 23, 2020Reflections of the night sky
Jan 7, 2019An avian predator built for the snow
Mar 28, 2019Let us introduce you…
Nov 11, 2022Veterans Day
Aug 22, 2020A monster view in Scotland
Jan 25, 2019Fighting evil with costumes
Jan 31, 2025Happy International Zebra Day!
Jan 29, 2024Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
Feb 5, 2023Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
Sep 28, 2018Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
Aug 1, 2024Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Apr 9, 2025Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
Jan 2, 2019Tesla, the visionary
Feb 2, 2019Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Jun 17, 2024Pollinator Week
Dec 21, 2020Shadows on the solstice
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Feb 26, 2026Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Feb 4, 2018Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Mar 17, 2025Happy St. Patricks Day!
Oct 31, 2025Happy Halloween!
Nov 20, 2018Flamingos of the Chilean desert
Jul 17, 2023Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
Dec 8, 2021Petrified Forest National Park
Jun 1, 2018In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day