Shishangaan Male Lions

[Spalea]

Casper causes a traffic jam...

" Our first encounter with Casper this year during our annual holiday to the Kruger was in a very dry area where a-lot of burning had taken place. It was early one morning when we headed south, we were a little bit late to get out and most of the first wave of cars had already left. Travelling just past the S100 intersection with our windows down we heard the familiar calls of lion which we assumed was the four male alliance which were hanging around the camp. We parked off just past the intersection and after waiting a while were rewarded by the sight of Casper and his entourage heading for the main road where we were parked. As there was very little traffic around we were fortunate to get into a good position to video him coming towards us and crossing the road. In the coming weeks we often sighted the coalition in the heat of the day laying in the shade in the vicinity of the N'wanetsi bridge. Our last sighting of Casper is one we will always treasure. We left camp as the gates opened and were about the 5th car in line, once again just past the S100, we were rewarded with Casper lying on the side of road. We were fortunate enough to get some footage of him as we approached and when we were opposite and just past him. Whilst filming we noticed a double lane of cars as far as the eyes could see waiting their turn for a glimpse of Casper. We so wished we could have spent more time with him but in lieu of the fact that what appeared to be half the camp waiting their turn, we decided to moved on. We were later advised that the road block was extensive and it took at least an hour to get past that point emphasising the fact that the early riser catches Casper in the road. " Reply