I know, I know …. I shouldn’t write two blog stories about the same animal in a row.
But I really love lions, and quite frankly, who doesn’t? And those who don’t, well, that’s usually because they haven’t see any yet (time to change that and come and visit here for the safari of a lifetime).
This morning Mike was determined to find the Lions for some of our guests. Uyai was not in as he is completing his First Aid course – so Mike was tracking and driving, after spending the whole morning determinedly tracking he found them!! The whole pride, they were just relaxing under some shrubbery. The male’s eye is MUCH better (he got stung by bees very recently)
We spent around 40 minutes with the Lions and took some great photos! I love the shot of the lion’s paw. That’s how close you get to them here (well, not quite, a zoom was used of course).
The thing about lions is that it is quasi impossible to guess on photos how immense they really are. But they are huge! A male lion can weigh in excess of 250kg, so about 3 times the weight of a fully grown man. Just imagine … and if you find that hard to believe, book your safari here, and come and see one of these cats up-close. You’ll never forget it, and that’s guaranteed.
