Yes, that’s the pecking order.
A couple of days ago, we spotted the lions on a rare giraffe kill. Giraffes can be a difficult kill for lions, as they have a mean kick, and can easily kill a lion if they get a little lucky. Usually lions take on smaller prey before giraffes, but then again there are lion prides that specialise in giraffe kills. It usually takes the participation of a strong male lion to bring down a giraffe, and as our male lion is an unusually keen hunter, that really helps. It looks like he played his part in this kill too.
With a giraffe, there was enough to go around for everyone. Our guests were very lucky to witness such a rare sighting, as this kill was as fresh as it gets. Truly amazing.
And where there is a lion kill, a vulture isn’t far away, hoping to get some left-overs.
So the day after (ie. yesterday) we returned to the same spot to see what had happened to the carcass, and, not to our surprise, a huge flock of vultures was feasting on the remains of this (unlucky) giraffe.
Yes, that’s the circle of life. And also the pecking order.
