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Singita, Sabi Sand
Day 1 - Afternoon Safari Highlights
With reports of a mating pair of Leopards on the property, as well as 2 Lionesses in the same area, we decided to head over and see if we could locate on any of the 2 big cat species. Once we got into the area, our guide spotted the 2 Lionesses (Tsalala Pride) lying in the Sand River. They both had full bellies and were enjoying the cool weather while sleeping on the sand in the river.
Not long after we located on them, a call came in on the radio that a mating pair of Lions (Tumbela male and Mhangene Lioness) were found a distance away. As we got into the sighting, they started to mate, but unfortunately it was in a very dense area. They continued to walk through some extremely dense stands on bushwillow trees until we couldn't follow them any further. The sounds of the Lions and the sound of thunder at the same time definitely made up for the lack of visuals of the cats mating. The male even roared at one stage straight after mating.
Photo credits: Pravir Patel