N'waswitshaka males

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The N'waswitshaka coalition at Kirkman's Kamp 
Warning: Graphic Content.

As humans we have an innate tendency to bring emotion into the mix when viewing animals in their natural habitat, behaving the way animals should. This is of course, one of the many traits which make us human. However, at times this can lead us astray when interpreting things within the context of nature.

Watching these male lions feeding on the remains of a Rhinoceros was certainly conflicting, but it is natural. There were no signs of anthropogenic interference, meaning the Rhinoceros died of natural causes and was not a victim of poaching.

We will never know if the lions actually caught it, or if it was mortally wounded by an interaction with another Rhinoceros. Nonetheless, sightings like this remind us that this is the wilderness, and animals do what they must to survive.

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