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Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:19 am
by Richprins
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 2:28 pm
The lions
was a surprise, if you did not know they were there
They were there that morning, we just did not notice!
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 1:59 pm
by Lisbeth
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:21 pm
by Dzombo
RP - are you not worried re safety on the road leading to Numbi ?
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:12 pm
by Richprins
We hope for the best, Dzombs...no other option especially when Dadprins is along!
We regularly see security on the road...
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:28 pm
by Richprins
We were extremely thrilled, the best Pretoriuskop sighting after so many years!
The lions had caught the lone buffalo from a couple of hours earlier when we were there!
Another view from the parking lot, notice the skew angle from the excitement!:
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:31 pm
by Richprins
Dadprins was not extremely impressed, he was still calling out birds!
This was to be the beginning of The Great Fight Of Pretoriuskop, Part I...
One lioness was not right in the head, and either rolled around on the ground or ran around with a branch in its mouth...
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:42 pm
by Richprins
Flushed with success, we returned to camp for Brunch!
And after an evening walk...
Back to the dam (without Dadprins)! As we approached I could not believe my eyes, a vehicle was moving along the dam wall from the parking towards the lions!
It then began to chase them around!
At first we were shocked, but upon closer inspection one could faintly see some markings which suggested it was a veterinary services vehicle, maybe checking up on the faulty lioness?
It was very dark by then.
I alerted leachy to check social media in case this was reported by tourists, but nothing...
Anyway, back to camp for the rest of the huge family fight...
And back home the next day!
END OF SEGMENT
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 6:27 pm
by Lisbeth
Even lions have their
What was this huge fight about
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 11:09 am
by Richprins
Ancient family drama history, Lis!
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-23
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:57 pm
by Lisbeth
Now you have made me real curious