Lion Surprises Photographer With Scary Roar, Then Winks And Smiles At Him

A wildlife photographer Gren Sowerby got the ‘shock of his life’ when he came a little too close to a lion before it let out a huge roar and flashed him a cheeky smile in Kenya. Gren Sowerby, 69, leaned in and got close to the big cat when it suddenly flashed its pearly whites and let out a massive roar on a safari in Maasai Mara, Kenya, in September. While he was initially startled, he continued to snap pictures of the ferocious animal and was left astonished when it gave him a smile.

"The excitement is always there in Africa, so when you approach a pride or something that you are looking for then it all kicks in just like it always has. It's hard to explain the feeling, as you are excited but at the same time you are trying to concentrate on camera settings and composition!" "It's easy to miss a shot in the excitement, just act calm and hopefully it will all come good when you look back through your images!"