Mike and Uyai found the male lion yesterday … but he was on his own. He was looking for his pride, evidently they had all made off, leaving him behind. He didn’t look too happy about this. First the two youngsters made off, and now he has to look for his two lionesses too. This looks like major family trouble. Maybe they left him alone so that he can think about how he can fend for himself 😉
That said, he is a good and busy hunter, so maybe it wasn’t that. In general the two lionesses roam over much larger areas in the quest for food, but whatever happened, he was calling for them, and looking uneasy about being on his own. Not cool at all.
So to keep himself busy, he decided to chase around some cheetahs, in front of Mike and his guests. Lions are very territorial, and so they will not tolerate any other cats nearby, and will always chase them right away. Cheetahs are of course very fast, so they always get away, but they tire also very quickly. See below a photo of them resting after getting away from the lion.
It is extremely rare, however, to witness this in wild nature, so the sighting that Mike offered our guests yesterday was simply out of this world. A true once in a lifetime thing to see. Well done Mike, and many thanks for the photos! And in the end our lion found his beloved lionesses, so everyone was happy.
