He may be king of the jungle but these hilarious photographs show he would be lion if he said he was in charge of this relationship . The astonishing pictures show humans are not the only couples capable of having lover 's tiffs with this lion pair having a particularly vicious-looking argument . The lion was busy trying to show off his alpha male credentials by baring his teeth in an attempt to attract the female but she appeared to take offence , lashing out with her sharp claws and swiping at his face . Lunge : This is the moment lioness shows just how annoyed she is with her other half , who sits there without reacting to her bite . What did I say ? The lioness launches towards the astonished male who just stands there and braves the ferocious attack . Fearsome : The situation seems to escalate when she takes a swipe at him while continuing to growl and show her teeth to the poor male . Take that : The lioness is inches away as she takes a swipe at the beleaguered male who takes a step back to avoid her swing . Grin and bear it : The male lion just stands there as the lioness gets whatever is upsetting her off her chest at the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya . Keen snapper Massimo Mei , 53 , captured the human-like moment on a trip to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya last month . Mr Mei , from Rome , Italy , said : ' I was surprised at the scene and their behaviour . It really looked like human expressions - although maybe towards the end of a relationship not at the beginning . 'The expressions of the male were funny and I struggled not to laugh while I took pictures . It was a shock when the female turned and attacked him I was n't expecting this . ' Not impressed : The grumpy lioness swishes her tail and shows her sharp teeth to the large male who looks bemused at why she is so upset . Not so toothless : He finally snaps back by growling and showing a glimpse of his gnashers during the lovers tiff captured by a photographer . Fortunately the pair appeared to make up shortly afterwards after spending some time cooling off from their antics in the Africa sun . 'He was trying to show his teeth and convince the female he is a good powerful male , an alpha male , ' said Mr Mei . 'But she tested him almost like she was annoyed . ' Stalking : The fight seemed to start after the lion was seen following the female , causing her to react and fend off his advances . Nervous : He looks unsure of his next move as she lies low in the grass ready to pounce if he comes too close at the nature reserve in Kenya . Lovers and haters : His persistence seems to pay off as the couple are pictured lying together looking far happier just moments later . Far more relaxed : The lioness looks sleepy as she uses her paw to rub her eye now shortly after swiping it at the male lion . Who me ? The duo look like they are talking over their differences with the male getting more of a say now things have cooled down .
Big cats show their human side as they embark on row that shows female is anything but a pussy cat . Score: 6