I AM NOW IN POSSESSION OF YOUR CAMERA!
If the camera is seized from you by a lion, you are no longer the camera owner. You should just come to terms with the fact that it is now in their possession. Maintain your forward momentum, and save money for a new camera. Have you had a look at the teeth of these things in the end? It is not possible under any circumstances to cross that one.
In this instance, the stunning creature made it abundantly apparent to the photographer that it did not want to be photographed, and the photographer respected its wishes. There is a decent possibility that the photographer may not miss this camera all that much in the long run!