Natural History Photo of the Day

January 7, 2026

Male lion, not yet full grown, Masai Mara, Kenya

Male lion, not yet full grown, Masai Mara, Kenya

Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Created: 2023-08-27
Image ID: 39645

Previous 6 Natural History Photo of the Day entries

January 6, 2026: Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina

January 5, 2026: Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest.

January 4, 2026: California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange

January 3, 2026: Cardinalfish, Fiji

January 2, 2026: Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water.

January 1, 2026: Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia