Lion roars as he gets eaten by female lions at the NC Zoo.
A ferocious exchange of rarely-seen pre-mating behavior between a lioness and a lion saw the female roaring and taking jabs at the male.
Photographer Urmil Jhaveri, 29, was on hand to capture the fierce spat as others watched on from nearby cars.
In the incredible footage the lioness can be heard roaring at the male as he comes towards her and she begins to jab her large paws at his face.
A lioness and a lion are fighting in a forest in Gujarat, India.
As the female continued to attack the lion, he started to back away from her on the track road.
The lioness roars at the lion again after she bows her head and lays down.
There are only a few hundred lions left in the world and they live in a small forest.
This place is very close to my heart and I am attached to it emotionally as well.
The lioness gave a show, using her roar and hitting the lion as he approached her.
Male lions only come into contact with females of their pride if they are having sex.
The fight between male and female lions is shown in the video.It's a pre-mating behavior of lions that can be seen in the wild.
I have been observing and documenting lions for close to nine years.