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Fight For Life: Born Predator

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  • Moja, a five-month-old lion cub, lives with his mother between neighboring pride territories in the Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya.
  • Moja and his mother, Nyota, are outcasts from a lion pride.
  • Lioness Nyota looks for prey from an acacia tree. As Moja's mother, she must provide food for herself and her son.
  • Moja's mother, Nyota, holds prey in her teeth.
  • Lion cub Moja licks his mother's face after feeding.
  • Moja and his mother, Nyota, sleep in a tree.
  • Lioness Nyota stands poised on a mound, with lion cub Moja in the background.

  • Moja

    Photograph by BBC

    Moja, a five-month-old lion cub, lives with his mother between neighboring pride territories in the Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya.

  • Loners

    Photograph by Kiri Cashell

    Moja and his mother, Nyota, are outcasts from a lion pride.

  • Nyota in a Tree

    Photograph by Sophie Darlington

    Lioness Nyota looks for prey from an acacia tree. As Moja's mother, she must provide food for herself and her son.

  • To Kill a Warthog

    Photograph by Natasha Breed

    Moja's mother, Nyota, holds prey in her teeth.

  • Mom and Cub

    Photograph by Natasha Breed

    Lion cub Moja licks his mother's face after feeding.

  • Tree Nap

    Photograph by Sophie Darlington

    Moja and his mother, Nyota, sleep in a tree.

  • Nyota and Moja

    Photograph by BBC

    Lioness Nyota stands poised on a mound, with lion cub Moja in the background.

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