If I got lost on an African safari and came face-to-face with a growling lion, what should I do to garner the best chance of survival?

Fortunately the internet has over a million sites for just such an occasion, so whip that iPad Mini out of your safari shorts and let’s get started.Most experts assert that lions are shy and would like to avoid you.  This helpful optimism was of little use to the dozens of workers killed and eaten by the man-eating lions of Tsavo.    Presumably the lion you meet