NOWnews – 2013年3月5日 上午11:47
有森林之王之稱的獅子，在大家的印象當中，都是威風凜凜且殘暴的動物，不過剛果地區有隻獅子看到攝影機卻瞬間變成了羞澀的小女孩，立即用前掌遮住臉，樣子相當可愛。
「拜託！不要拍！」業餘攝影師Nelis Wolmarans在剛果地區正要用相機拍攝一頭獅子時，這隻獅子看到鏡頭居然舉起大大的前掌遮住自己的臉，Wolmarans表示，「牠就像是在躲鏡頭一樣，這實在是相當稀有的畫面。」
這個舉動彷彿是要跟攝影師玩起躲迷藏的遊戲，這隻突然變的溫柔又害羞的森林之王，就像是個小女孩一樣，也完全推翻了民眾對獅子總是和兇狠、殘忍畫上等號的刻板印象。
I said no pictures!
Shy lion covers eyes with his paw as photographer snaps him
- Bashful lion plays hide and seek behind his paw in Rwanda
- He then went to protect his cub, lying down behind him as the sun set
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Lions may be the kings of the jungle but this one has come over a little bashful all of a sudden.
Covering his eyes with an enormous paw, the lion was either finding the intense African heat in Rwanda too much, or he was feeling camera shy.
The retiring lion then settled down to keep his cub company in the undergrowth as the sun went down, but always kept an careful eye out for predators or potential dinner.
No photos please: This lion covers his face with a giant paw to play hide and seek -
or the photographer's attention was proving too much for him
The lion's hide and seek moment was captured up close by amateur photographer Nelis Wolmarans in Sabyinyo, near the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mr Wolmarans, who runs a gorilla trekking lodge in Rwanda, said: 'He covered his eyes as if to hide himself. It was a really unique moment.'
Seeing a lion, known for their ferociousness, looking vulnerable has captured people's imaginations.
'The reactions to the shy lion picture have been overwhelmingly positive,' he said.
Resting with his cub: The lion shares a tender moment in the wilds of Rwanda, Africa
Majestic: Keeping an eye out, the lion's beautiful mane took on a reddish colour in the sunset
Contrary to popular belief, lions spend large parts of their day resting, conserving energy ready to hunt prey.
Males like this one can grow up to around six-and-a-half foot in length and weigh between 265 and 420 lbs.
This lion was careful to lie down behind his cub, keeping an eye out to protect him from harm. He will also have a responsiblity to protect his whole pride's territory, which can stretch over some 100 square miles.
In recent years, Rwanda has had to bring lions and rhinos over from South Africa.
Their numbers of lions, as well as other wildlife, had become dangerously low after widespread poaching.
The wars of the 1990s had a devastating effect on the wildlife as animals were hunted in ever larger numbers.
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