Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website.

This week we chose a lioness and her cubs in South Africa.

"The Walkabout" © Douglas Croft

“The Walkabout” © Douglas Croft

In the MalaMala Game Reserve, mother lion led the cubs down to the riverbed so she could get a drink while the cubs played in the sand.

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