This is Merlin, a 21 year old, male African lion, who lived at the Philadelphia Zoo from 1993 until his death in 2013.

Nikon D5000
Nikon 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Zoom
at 200mm
Exposure: 1/640sec at f5.6
ISO 400
Converted to Black and White in Photoshop Elements 9

Catherine Terroni