they decided to have a lie down in the
middle the street.
It was during the morning commute on the the edge of the Nairobi National Park that two young
males appeared on the side of the road and strolled out in front of cars and trucks for a roll-around.
The African lions' antics caused tail backs as they found the busy road the perfect place to rub themselves in buffalo faeces.
Amateur South African snapper Gareth Jones was one of the drivers stuck in the traffic jam and decided to get out and photograph the unique scene at 6.40am.
Gareth, originally from South Africa but now living in Kenya, said: 'I had only driven about 500 metres when the shapes of two big male lions
could be seen in the road.
'They went into a ridiculous pose, with their rear ends up in the air and their faces down over some buffalo dung. They were trying to mask their
smell so they could hunt undetected.
'They both looked like
they were enjoying themselves and it
was an incredible start to the day.'
One of the lions looks perplexed as to what could be the problem as he
stands in front of a line of cars Gareth's images show the lions rolling in Buffalo dung to mask their scent in a bid to go undetected when hunting..
Gareth added: 'After driving ahead of them, I began to take pictures of them walking up the road.
'As the lions were walking slowly, all the cars entering the main gate of the park were effectively blocked by their pace. Everyone was very patient.'
Nairobi National Park opened in 1946. It is located just over four miles from the Kenyan capital's city centre and its skyscrapers can be seen from
within the protected area.
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