She’s the jungle’s “mane” influencer!
A lioness grabbed a nature photographer’s GoPro camera and shot a wild selfie video while on the prowl in Kenya.
The plucky party animal is shown sniffing the stick-mounted camera — which was set up in the hopes she would snatch it — before bolting off with it in her mouth at the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Footage features an up-close shot of the ferocious feline’s sharp teeth along with a quirky angle of her nose as she dashes through the bush-dotted landscape.
“I’ll admit that I was worried about getting the camera back,” said wildlife photographer Ahmed Galal of the United Arab Emirates to Caters News.
A lioness grabbed a GoPro on a stick in Kenya and ran off. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS
Footage features an up-close shot of the ferocious feline’s sharp teeth. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS
The big cat eventually dropped the camera in the grass. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS
The camera miraculously still functioned after she dropped it. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS“We managed to chase after the lioness, and she dropped the camera,” Galal said.
“Although it had a few scratches, the GoPro still functioned,” he said.
The lioness filmed herself booking it through a national reserve in Kenya. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS
The photographer was worried about getting his camera back. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWS
The lioness eventually dropped the stick in the grass. @AhmedGalal / CATERS NEWSAt the end of the footage, the cameo queen of the jungle drops the stick in the grass as a vehicle is seen pulling up in the distance.
