breeding heard with some of them moving less then 2 meters from the car
for more then 20 metres, the shadow my guests were casting from the
early sun clearly visible on the elephant body, what's better ?
Maybe and I say maybe the two male lions we saw just after were
better... but I am not sure. They were beautiful indeed, the sun
shining in their eyes. They are the same two new males we found at the
giraffe kill. Apparently they are sons of Evander as Riaan could check
from pictures of many years ago, they are back in the area after many
years and they are claiming it. The fact that they are returning
residents explains why they are so confident with cars.
One of the two as a big wound close to the armpit, probably a gift
from a buffalo, the other a gash under the eye, but an old wound as
we saw it already the other day.
Kipunji pride was spotted again with the cubs and we had an amazing
sighting of them suckling and dozing around.
In the afternoon we went back to w7 just to see a herd of buffalo
going towards water straight in line with one of the male lions that
already crossed to the south side of the sand river. Buffalo came
closer and closer unaware of the cat, the lion moved slightly out of
the way and ducked in tall grass. Buffalo passed less then ten meters
from him , a limping cow trailing at the back and when they were all
gone the lion launched himself after them. We lost him in the thick but
gained sight again as we reached the river bed. The lion was running
behind the entire herd: 100 and more buffs chased by a single male, in
dust and stampeding noise. The thing could not last, the lion had not
help from the brother and the herd soon turned back, now was the lion
to be chased by the soldiers of the herd. And he had to run.. and run
properly.
Twists of life.
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