David Livingstone and Lion
Introduction
The photograph on this page of David Livingstone and Lion by Frank Smith as part of the Geograph project.
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David Livingstone and Lion
Image: © Frank Smith Taken: 27 Jan 2017
This fine piece of work by Irish sculptor Gareth Knowles shows Livingstone being mauled by a lion after he had shot and only wounded it.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
55.801441
Longitude
-4.085356