The worst Business trip ever .. not !

[Klipspringer]

Love the Copper Dungbeetles Kheper nigroaeneus - the male will just roll the ball in straight line no matter what obstacles there are.

There are lots of different benches in camp

Cute hyena faces and a very long-necked "dikkop"

[Lisbeth]

Your "dikkop" is a crested korhaan

Klippie has said that it is not a dikkop, but in a winding way

Cute hyenas

[Richprins]

Great crisp shots, Rog!

Love the camp pics and mowed lawn!

Great golden lion, and next to camp!

[RogerFraser]

Great sightings

Thanks Alf

Love the Copper Dungbeetles Kheper nigroaeneus - the male will just roll the ball in straight line no matter what obstacles there are.

There are lots of different benches in camp

Cute hyena faces and a very long-necked "dikkop"

It was very persistent at trying to go through the fence .

Your "dikkop" is a crested korhaan

Klippie has said that it is not a dikkop, but in a winding way

Cute hyenas

Ok thanks for the ID . We enjoy Hyenas and their antics but not many do they often just drive past .

Great crisp shots, Rog!

Love the camp pics and mowed lawn!

Great golden lion, and next to camp!

Thanks R.P .Some more Lion pic's coming up ....

[RogerFraser]

As we came closer and arriving back at the Lions there was not a single vehicle there

The Lions had moved about 10 cm and the one Male had made himself comfortable



We sat with them while they shifted about we were not in any hurry and still vehicles passed us and drove in or out of camp ...


After about half an hour a car that had passed us and gone into the camp came back and stopped . He rolled down the window and asked us I know your not sitting here watching Impala for half and hour (there were impala and Gnu in the background) .When I pointed out the Lions they laughed and laughed .

Once the second vehicle was present it became obvious to others there was something to see and more vehicles joined .Luckily it was getting late and so there was not allot of traffic . The workers that had earlier been taking thatch from the unit next to us also came back from the Dump and they also joined us watching .We were pleasantly surprised that they stayed for a good 30 or more minutes patiently enjoying the sighting as workers and delivery drivers often seem to be driving through the park in a hurry

eventually as it cooled there was a bit more activity


But it was when the Female Lion got up the picture became clear as to what was going on .


The Males flehmen grimace gave the Game away .They had obviously been Mating the Male seemed interested in her but she was not interested anymore and was more interested in the Gnu .The Second Male also stood up and moved towards them the First Male turned and gave a stare and he hastily moved away .






The Second Male was now lying in the middle of the road behind us .


After a while the Female repositioned in front of us and was followed very closely by the Male


We repositioned ourselves and got some of the nicest pictures of Lions in a long time mostly taken by SO as it was on her side of the Vehicle .


Eventually the light was getting very bad and time was up


We left for the long drive to camp all of 30 seconds

[Alf]

So close to camp and everyone missed the lions

[Klipspringer]

These males don't have many scars and do look quite youngish

[Lisbeth]

I wonder why there are very often two males present when one of them is mating. Maybe a brother coalition and the "third wheel" is just waiting for his pal to finish his business

Lovely portraits

[Flutterby]

Hey Roger, I've just caught up.

Wow, you had some great sightings!! Wild dogs, lions, hyenas, honey badger!!

Fantastic horns on that buff!!

[Richprins]

Classic shots and sighting, Rog!

I like the lion in the mirror...

And interesting observation of the thatch workers.