/ 2025 / Nature / Wildlife

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Eric D'Dio, United States

A group of females had locked their focus on my position. Nearby elephants were vocalizing their annoyance with this prides proximity & were issuing distinct deep rumblings & growls. They pushed forward topping the knoll. They edged closer, their agitation was more pronounced. Having confronted & driven off this particular bunch of felines, their patience had worn thin. But the lionesses were stubborn, choosing to ignore them. Seconds later several allomothers crested the hilltop entering the background of the shoot & closed in. Trumpeting as they charged, they chased the lions away again.