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Lions of Sabi Sands
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Strangely the only known lions in the area were the young Nkuhuma mothers with their cubs. Unless she bumped into silvereye and the young male, but I can't imagine it playing out like that
"With the lion dynamics taking a slight turn over the last few days, the prides of females have had to deal with a fair amount. We tracked and found the Southern Pride as they were finishing off a kill, while hyenas waited patiently for scraps. During the sighting, a young male lion was also seen but his presence was not welcomed as the Southern Pride made it very clear to stay away!
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Sorry if I ask a naive question. Safari vehicles are open, and cats could climb easily if they wanted to. They get very close when they pass. What would happen if a tourist reached out and stroked a lion's back? I remember of the cats that I had, that turned angry with a snap to bite.
He and his medical insurance company will get a memory they probably wont forget for a while.
(04-04-2022, 06:29 PM)Gabriele Wrote: Sorry if I ask a naive question. Safari vehicles are open, and cats could climb easily if they wanted to. They get very close when they pass. What would happen if a tourist reached out and stroked a lion's back? I remember of the cats that I had, that turned angry with a snap to bite. Animals see the vehicle as a whole, not the individuals inside the vehicle. The guide will normally conduct a safety briefing on the vehicle before setting out explicitly stating that people are to remain within the confines of the vehicle at all times and not to break the silhouette of the vehicle as that is what triggers animals to notice individuals within this big thing they see in their environment. Even guides tend to become a bit lax in this and a starving or ill animal can attack such as what was evidenced by that leopard attack on a guided vehicle in the Kruger a few years ago.
2 Talamati young boys at Singita :
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 (04-04-2022, 07:21 PM)Wyld@Heart Wrote:(04-04-2022, 06:29 PM)Gabriele Wrote: Sorry if I ask a naive question. Safari vehicles are open, and cats could climb easily if they wanted to. They get very close when they pass. What would happen if a tourist reached out and stroked a lion's back? I remember of the cats that I had, that turned angry with a snap to bite. Good to know this. Now that understand, I am ready to plan a safari vacation trip at any of the reserves of sabi sands!!!
Truth be told, Ive seen similar stuff like that happen at zoos.
Its probably more a body language and opportunism thing than some weird hiding trick. |
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