Cecil the lion, remembered by the human who knew him best

The regal beauty of Africa's most famous lion

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Cecil is interested in something over the railway.
(Image credit: Cecil and his lioness.)

(Image credit: The last morning that Brent ever saw Cecil.)

(Image credit: All that separates this lioness from a hunting area is the railway line on her right.)

(Image credit: Jericho and Cecil)

(Image credit: A lioness moves her four-week-old cub to its new home.)

(Image credit: Brothers Bush and Bhubezi had just stolen a lioness from Cecil. They had yet to work out to whom she belonged.)

(Image credit: Bush was a large territorial lion who had just caught a buffalo calf and was refusing to let his brother, Bhubezi, share. Bush was eventually shot just weeks before Cecil.)

(Image credit: A young lioness grooms her niece before heading out for the night.)

(Image credit: A lion starts down a trail to follow the rest of the pride.)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.