Simba !

"Ma Sacka" 

The heat was sitting in the high 40's  and it was only about 11 o clock - there has been no rain ! and there is a tension that is brutal everywhere .There is an air of oppression and in the sun it feels like there is a vacuum around you as you breath in hot air .

In the sparse shade in these conditions , panting in the extreme temperatures - we met these two young male lion , their faces already scarred from battles they have had to fight for their existence .

Our approach was not appreciated , proximity to Africa's Apex predator is always a great  adrenaline rush , and this was no exception - low growls and some tail thrashing certainly gets to you .

Africa - a place of extreme beauty , Harsh and magnificent - I just love it !

Recent Encounters

A Series of photos taken recently , a privilege to have been there among the animals and the Paradise that is Africa 

New Life ,,,,,

The morning herds were coming in to drink , when we noticed this cow on her own , backed away and isolated from the rest, it became apparent that something had happened as there were vultures circling. The night before we had had lion around the camp, the impact of their roars as always awakening the very core of my soul

The young cow started to run out the bush chasing the vultures away, and on getting closer I realized she had a young one that could have only been a couple of hours old maximum

 

 I think, concerned by the way the predators were gathering and worried they might bring more, she started trying to throw or hide the after birth away, and at one stage she even had it in her mouth and looked like she was going to eat it all

At some Point the Jackals managed to get hold of it and dragged it away from her, and then pandemonium as everyone fought for the scraps

I later saw the little calf that afternoon , his umbilical cord still attached, already dusty and steady on his legs, the incredible ways of nature, 

Another African experience that will sit deep within me for ever

"Tread Lightly on the Earth"

Will Maberly