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Old Mapogo Report
Report Credits : Exeter River Lodge
Dated: 26 January 2007
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Concealing the Kill
There is something very special about seeing a coalition of six adult male Lions. Last night, we watched in awe as five of the six males tussled over an adult male Buffalo kill. Amazingly, it wasn’t just the lions that caught the attention of my guests. Next to the vehicle, not 5 metres away was a neat pile of vegetation. On closer inspection, we discovered that it was the stomach and intestines from the now dead Buffalo. The neatness and precision with which these lions had seemingly gone through was so impressive that guests were rather photographing the pile of vegetation than the feeding lions. Their efforts to conceal the kill had paid off as there was not a single vulture or Hyena to be seen.