On a dry, windswept riverbed between South Africa and Botswana, the patrolling male embodied "all the power and freedom of the Kalahari lions, " Johns says. "It's a privilege to see such an animal.

那天，在南非和博茨瓦纳之间风吹过的河床上，这只正在巡逻的雄狮表现了“喀拉哈里沙漠狮的全部力量和自由，”以约翰斯的话说，“能看到这种动物是种特权。”