That is ten lions for Mountain Zebra... and Addo gets to have only seven now
But what a sighting. Well, actually both of them. The blackie to start the day off with and
then that pride. Probably the good thing about a small park - you often get all the inhabiting lions
in one go. But I'm sure the cubs will be relocated at some point...
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God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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Amazing how the lions blend into their surroundings! Great blackie sighting too.
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Thanks KlipspringerKlipspringer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 2:47 pm Wow - a traditional functional lion pride
Love your sightings.
Yep, his black mane really helped for spotting
It was a great send-off Alf
Yeah there is a story there somewhere but that was for Addo. The original males in MZNP weren't Kalahari black-maned lions, so I'm not sure what the thinking was when they were originally introduced
Thank you Pumbaa - they were great at blending in to their surroundings
It's very frustrating knowing how depleted Addo is on lion at the moment... all as a result of finances as far as I can tell.Mel wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:00 pm That is ten lions for Mountain Zebra... and Addo gets to have only seven now
But what a sighting. Well, actually both of them. The blackie to start the day off with and
then that pride. Probably the good thing about a small park - you often get all the inhabiting lions
in one go. But I'm sure the cubs will be relocated at some point...
There are apparently over 20 lion in MZNP at the moment. I'm sure the youngsters will have to be moved at some stage
Thanks Flutts, it was a great start to the day
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We were really lucky with the lion sighting. Tracking their direction of movement we had the pride come out next to us, playing around a bit, before crossing the road and continuing some antics on the other side. After a brief pause they continued on up the hill and we knew the road went across at the top so we had them come right past us a second time as well
After some fairly careful counting we concluded there were 15 lion in this particular group. Roy wasn't to be seen, so it was Nomad, about 4 adult lionesses then a mixture of sub-adults down to youngsters about 8 months old
Here are some more pics as they moved towards us at various points in the sighting.
After some fairly careful counting we concluded there were 15 lion in this particular group. Roy wasn't to be seen, so it was Nomad, about 4 adult lionesses then a mixture of sub-adults down to youngsters about 8 months old
Here are some more pics as they moved towards us at various points in the sighting.
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Some of the youngsters were in a lively mood
There was an explosive chase next to us when it seemed someone just wanted a cuddle
After crossing the road the antics continued with some further skirmishes
There was an explosive chase next to us when it seemed someone just wanted a cuddle
After crossing the road the antics continued with some further skirmishes
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With two crossings next to us there was of course plenty of opportunity for some nice close-ups
Lastly for the close-ups... one of my personal favourites. This young lioness had some real character what with being chased around and having a messy chin from drinking earlier
Lastly for the close-ups... one of my personal favourites. This young lioness had some real character what with being chased around and having a messy chin from drinking earlier
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Nomad certainly stole the show at times
It was one of the first times I've seen him around lions other than his coalition partner Roy. He looks to have settled into family life quite well
Although he did forget his manners on the odd occasion
It was one of the first times I've seen him around lions other than his coalition partner Roy. He looks to have settled into family life quite well
Although he did forget his manners on the odd occasion
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After the two road crossings, the lions slowly made their way over the shoulder of the hillside dropping out of view one by one. Eventually only Nomad was left surveying his kingdom before he too followed his clan downhill
It had been a magical 40 minutes with the lions, and only two other cars in total the entire sighting.
It had been a magical 40 minutes with the lions, and only two other cars in total the entire sighting.
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Superb, Peej!
They do blend in well there, and look nice and "clean" with fewer parasites and flies etc!
The young males are going to get kicked out by the boss at some stage...
They do blend in well there, and look nice and "clean" with fewer parasites and flies etc!
The young males are going to get kicked out by the boss at some stage...
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