Lions from Botswana - Printable Version

Lions from Botswana - Printable Version

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Lions from Botswana - Sully - 01-04-2016

Looks an impressive male this one

Hold the air traffic – there’s a lion on the airstrip!
Blog / Botswana / Lion Videos / Mapula Lodge / Uncategorized
Tags: Botswana, Lion, lion sighting, male lion, mapula lodge, okavango delta, Safari

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This is one of those things you would only hear about in Africa, where rumours of pet elephants and lions in the garden circulate the globe. We landed with Major Blue Air in the blissfully jolty fashion that shook us out of a mesmerised state after having flown over this epic World Heritage Site in Botswana. The heat took over as the doors opened, and the humidity stuck in our lungs almost immediately, but we had arrived on a private concession of the Okavango Delta and were headed for the luxury of Mapula Lodge! It was only when we headed back to the airstrip in the cooler hours of an early morning game drive that we came across one particularly dangerous obstacle to air traffic – a lion on the airstrip!
The sculpted, golden male lion was enjoying the mild morning while it lasted. Removed from the obstruction of grass and trees, he lay belly-down on the cool dirt of the runway and watched us approaching, ahead of the rising sun. Like a true king, he looked fearless, and an expression of lazy arrogance took hold of his face. He was unperturbed by our presence and we sat and watched him for a while; a magnificent big cat, an apex predator, in his home in the Okavango Delta.

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My thoughts were of a potential pride he might dominate, cubs he might have sired, the brothers he might have as allies. Perhaps he was keeping watch and the pride was just out of sight behind a leafy shrub; or maybe he was alone. A solo male lion drinking in his kingdom before succumbing to the wretched heat of the day. As the sun rose in the sky, this beast of a lion knew his precious time in the cool was up and he lifted himself onto all fours. We got to watch him walk in front of our vehicle and head into the tall reeds, now in search of new shade…

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Lions from Botswana - sanjay - 07-27-2016

Well, I saw this image series on FB and I think it is worth to share this incredible sort of series taken by Wildlife Photographer James Stevens
A lioness from Khwai tried to hunt a zebra, but she failed miserably, next she got chased by hyenas. She ran and take shelter on a nearby tree.

A lioness start her days by trying to catch a zebra.
Lioness trying to catch zebra

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She tried her best but it is not her day, zebra escaped from her deadly jaw.
Zebra escaped from jaw of lioness

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Lioness can only see a missed opportunity
Lioness watching zebra going away from her

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Lioness sit and thinking of her failure, What a bad day for her
Lioness failed miserably

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Wait, her bad luck continues. She senses something from bushes and starts running away.
Lioness got nervous and start running away from hyenas

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From nowhere, The old enemies came out from bushes, The hyenas.
Hyenas appear from bushes and start chasing the lioness

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They saw the opportunity and start chasing the unlucky lioness
Hyenas chased the lioness thinking that they can get free meal

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Thankfully, lioness knows how to climb on the tree, this comes to her rescue. She quickly climbed on tree to get rid of these nasty hyenas
Lioness take shelter on a tree but she looked pissed off. She has bad day

Lioness take shelter on a tree but she looked pissed off. She has bad day

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After some brawling and growling, Hyenas left the already exhausted lioness.
Hyenas got bored and start looking something else

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In the end of the day we can see one unlucky lioness
At the end lioness was alone and hyenas were gone

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RE: Lions from Botswana - peter - 07-27-2016

A bad day at the office, but no harm was done and there was plenty of exercise as well.

RE: Lions from Botswana - Spalea - 07-27-2016

This lioness seems still jung. Learning for life never stops... But she will become later an efficient hunter, for sure !

RE: Lions from Botswana - stoja9 - 07-28-2016

She may have failed at her hunt but she sure did a number on that zebra. I bet it didn't live through the day. Either hyenas got it or it succumbed to it's injuries.

RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 08-01-2016

Botswana - Nxai Pans

©Johan Barnard

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RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 09-12-2016

One of the two black maned pride males in Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana.

Credits to Earth Ark Safaris

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RE: Lions from Botswana - LionKiss - 09-17-2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4k8VFF9QXw

RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 10-14-2016

Moremi G/reserve,Botswana
Credits to Ethnic Nature TOUR Safaris

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RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 10-23-2016

Rare Maned Queen snapped on a semi alert mode at Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana.
by #wildographer Ryan Green.
Big pussies like her do roam in parts of Botswana and they are such badasses who brutalise males, take over prides and shit. They are even recorded to mount other females as a show of their dominance lol :v
I am not even lion, just ask #wildographer Ryan Green.
Check out more of his work here:
http://www.ryan-green.net/
https://500px.com/ryan-green

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RE: Lions of Tanzania (Serengeti, Ngorongoro and others) - Ngala - 10-30-2016

Photo and information credits: Brandt Safaris
"Our resident guide CJ explains the calls coming from a Baboon troop while we follow two male lions. Filmed on our August hosted safari at Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp"

RE: Lions from Botswana - Pckts - 10-30-2016

(10-30-2016, 02:42 AM)Ngala Wrote: Photo and information credits: Brandt Safaris
"Our resident guide CJ explains the calls coming from a Baboon troop while we follow two male lions. Filmed on our August hosted safari at Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp"

Beautiful, they are perfect males.

RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 12-02-2016

Botswana, nice mane past shoulders

Credit- Jeff Derx

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RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 12-16-2016

The dominant male of the Savute Marsh pride just came out of the treeline and took a drink out of the almost dried out waterhole north of the marsh. Animals had to go to the lowest point of the bottom of the pool to find water.
Credits to Fred von Wincklemann

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RE: Lions from Botswana - Gamiz - 01-18-2017

Savuti King stares at #wildographer & photosafari guide Grant Atkinson / Atkinson Photography and Safaris and guests.
http://www.grantatkinson.com/photo-safaris/scheduled-2017/okavango-delta-botswana