Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia

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We just arrived back from an amazing stay at the very chic Cheetah Ridge Lodge in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve.
I especially loved the scenery of the reserve with some breathtaking views and open plains.
We were extremely lucky to find a female leopard on our very first afternoon drive and it set up for an incredible couple of days.
The following morning we went out to find the lion pride and found them along the centre of the reserve.
This very handsome fella is called "Mohawk" and is the bigger of the two males which roam the area.
I could spend hours and hours watching these powerful cats, and they are certainly a favorite of mine to photograph.
Here he followed the rest of the pride on an attempted hunt. 
Fierce and intense focus in those amber eyes! 
A herd of wildebeest was seen grazing in the distance and the whole lion pride simultaneously shot up with the female who led the stalk.
But the 3 adolescent cubs of the pride had other ideas and went out in front of the female and the 2 males, ending up being seen by 4 Impalas which gave the alarm.
Needless to say that every living animal in the vicinity started running and any chance of a hunt was over.
The female and males, very annoyed, returned to a viewing point where they snoozed for the rest of the day with unfilled tummies and bruised egos.

Credits to Heinrich Neumeyer Wildlife and Nature Photography

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