Lion cub update – great news!

Another two fantastic drives! Yesterday, we tracked and found the pride of Lions in the afternoon on the Essem clearing. They were pretty relaxed. We spent around 20 minutes with them, but no visual on the cubs … where were they? Survival rates of lion cubs are not high, so it’s always a very anxious moment in the first 3-4 months … not even 1 in 2 cubs ever makes it to adulthood. Lion cubs have many enemies.

So this morning we decided to track down the Lions again and success!! They had taken down a small Kudu and we saw the CUBS! It was the most adorable thing ever. They nibbled on the carcass – still pretty unsure of meat. The male was pretty relaxed with them but after a while he got annoyed and took the carcass to another spot to continue feeding. First things first!

We sat with the Lions for nearly 45 minutes! It really was just one of those very rare moments that not many people get to ever experience. One sees it one TV, of course, but to witness a “family” event, so up-close, for so long and in real, that’s really quite something … and pretty much only on a reserve as exclusive as this one.

And as if our day couldn’t get any better we saw Rhino on the way back to the lodge. Well … amazing day. What else can I say?