It must be grand to be the king of the beasts in the African bush, especially if you find yourself on this special reserve, where the females of the northern pride, so efficiently provide.
It was on a morning game drive this past week, which now departs at 05h30 in the mornings, to ensure the best possible chance to catch a glimpse of the bush awakening. We did not expect to be spoilt by a spectacular display of power by Africa’s top cat. During our morning coffee stop, we heard the chilling sound of the lion’s roar. So of course after coffee we had to set out to find whoever was calling.
There’s nothing like it…the roar of a lion…
After 10 minutes of diligent tracking our ranger and tracker proudly presented us with this sighting! Not what we expected…
There in an open clearing, a fully grown Kudu bull, that had fallen prey to the perfectly conducted hunt! The next moment the dominant male of the northern pride erupted from the thickets!
Obviously fearing that his meal could be at risk being so exposed, he leapt forward and latched onto, what could easily be a 350kg carcass of dead weight! He dragged it backwards, toward the thicket, with almost no effort whatsoever.
Pure, brut strength displayed by one fine specimen. Very composed and in control, he placed the carcass in longer grass and some bushes, and that’s when it was revealed…
The two dominant female lionesses from the northern pride were lying in the cover of the bush…this just makes the kill so much more impressive, for these two lionesses to take down a fully grown Kudu bull, it must have been a sight to see!
We sat with the beasts for about an hour as they devoured their prize kill. Giving the keen photographers a spectacular opportunity to photograph the usually sleeping lions, in action!
What a life….here at Amakhosi!
It was on a morning game drive this past week, which now departs at 05h30 in the mornings, to ensure the best possible chance to catch a glimpse of the bush awakening. We did not expect to be spoilt by a spectacular display of power by Africa’s top cat. During our morning coffee stop, we heard the chilling sound of the lion’s roar. So of course after coffee we had to set out to find whoever was calling.
There’s nothing like it…the roar of a lion…
After 10 minutes of diligent tracking our ranger and tracker proudly presented us with this sighting! Not what we expected…
There in an open clearing, a fully grown Kudu bull, that had fallen prey to the perfectly conducted hunt! The next moment the dominant male of the northern pride erupted from the thickets!
Obviously fearing that his meal could be at risk being so exposed, he leapt forward and latched onto, what could easily be a 350kg carcass of dead weight! He dragged it backwards, toward the thicket, with almost no effort whatsoever.
Pure, brut strength displayed by one fine specimen. Very composed and in control, he placed the carcass in longer grass and some bushes, and that’s when it was revealed…
The two dominant female lionesses from the northern pride were lying in the cover of the bush…this just makes the kill so much more impressive, for these two lionesses to take down a fully grown Kudu bull, it must have been a sight to see!
We sat with the beasts for about an hour as they devoured their prize kill. Giving the keen photographers a spectacular opportunity to photograph the usually sleeping lions, in action!
What a life….here at Amakhosi!
