Lioness at Serengeti by Robert Bateman

Lioness at Serengeti by Robert Bateman

 

Published in 1986

 

"The Serengeti Plains are probably the last place on the planet to see the world as it was when man was simply a small part of the ecological scheme of things... In East Africa, the Masai tribe held sway over thousands of square miles of grassland and savanna for thousands of years. They herded cattle, but seldom hunted, and so lived in harmony with the wildlife... It is possible in Serengeti Park to stand on a hill and see thousands upon thousands of antelope and zebra as far as the horizon during migration time. The lions, of course, follow these herds. This lioness is shown at rest, satisfied by the magnificent world she lives in. Let us hope that it stays that way forever." - R. Bateman