Lion is left looking permanently surprised after battle

  • A lion at country park Masai Mara in Kenya lost his eyelid in a territorial battle with his brothers in 2012 
  • He has been nicknamed Scar by the locals after Disney’s villainous Lion King character 

A lion at a country park in Kenya looks permanently surprised after getting into a ferocious battle.

The majestic big cat lost his eyelid in a territorial battle with his brothers in 2012 and has been left with a scarred eye.

Nicknamed Scar after Disney’s Lion King character by the locals, his scar, shaggy mane, large teeth and blood-tinged beard, come together to give him the look of an evil warrior.

Surprised: Scar lost his eyelid in a territorial battle with his brothers in 2012

Close up: The majestic big cat is believed to have similarities with Lion King's Scar

His distinctive look is in fact due to an injury he picked up in a territorial scrap

Close up: The majestic big cat has similarities with Lion King’s Scar

Pictures were taken by 50-year-old photographer Prelena Soma Owen in the Kenyan Masai Mara

Pictures were taken by 50-year-old photographer Prelena Soma Owen in the Kenyan Masai Mara

Circle of life: Disney's Lion King was released in 1994 by Director Rob Minkoff and producer Don Hahn

Circle of life: Disney’s Lion King was released in 1994 by Director Rob Minkoff and producer Don Hahn

 

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