# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFs6FZslRl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11679847-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-10T18:30:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by bertiegregory | Happy World Lion Day! A lion pride takes a snooze in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park. Lions sleep a lot. In fact, they spend most of their time just hanging out. It’s easy to interpret this as laziness, but it’s actually very smart. If you live in a prey-rich environment, it pays to stay still and let the food come to you. There’s an added bonus: Because you’re still and quiet, you have the element of surprise. This is, of course, assuming you can wake up in time! I’m always staggered by a lion’s ability to go from fast asleep to full hunt mode in seconds. Photographed with special drone permissions for my new show coming later this year to disneyplus. #EpicAdventuresWithBertieGregory

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