Addo Outings 2016

[PJL]

Melvin had settled for a while down by the fence-line, but Gibson kept looking that direction from time to time



Before long Melvin decided to get up again and was heading back towards the road. I managed to get down to a good spot to watch him approach





I ran out of reverse camera zoom fairly quickly as he decided to make a beeline for my car
A friend kindly sent me this pic as Melvin came to say hello at my wound-down-window



Not surprisingly Melvin was quickly causing a queue of cars so I decided the best option was to get back up to Gibson and from there work out if Melvin was going to say hi to his brother or continue eating... it turned out to be the latter









Whilst feeding he came up with a unique way of avoiding the paparazzi

[Lisbeth]

The last pic with the caption is hilarious

I love the pic of Melvin next to your car. With so much space he is walking right next to the road Does he like cars?

[PJL]

With so much space he is walking right next to the road Does he like cars?

I think he just came to say hi to me

[Lisbeth]

Might be a trustworthy explanation if it were not impossible to believe

[Richprins]

Nice, Peej!

Why wait until September 1 to keep us in suspense?

[PJL]

Nice, Peej!

Why wait until September 1 to keep us in suspense?

Sorry... didn't realise you were waiting with such anticipation.
Finally had a spare moment to sort out the rest of the pics

[PJL]

After hiding from the paparazzi there was plenty to lick off his face



Then the chomping continued







But some of the tasty bits involved lifting the carcass by the neck... which gave some incredible perspective on the size of his paws & claws





After posing for a bit Melvin wandered back towards Gibson







Before long both lions were flat out again and it was time to head south as a route out the park

[Mel]

You said, you did have the kids in the car as a magnet, right?

This is just too much to take And totally awesome on top of it

Boy... they've grown into such handsome men

[Lisbeth]

Not that I want to contradict you, Mel but I do not think than Melvin is handsome Maybe it has to do with his bloody face and stringy mane

[PJL]

You said, you did have the kids in the car as a magnet, right?

No kids on this particular visit