If you wonder why I all of a sudden found lions exciting again… Well, I didn’t. Apart from this one as I believed it to be ‘my’ Mr. Handsome with whom I had had that very private and intimate rendezvous on our very first trip to the KTP. After hours and hours of comparing, I’m still not sure, but tend to think that it’s not him…
Behind us another car appeared. We both turned on our heels and headed back to the camp to make the hide in time before the lion arrived. At the gate we almost collided with our neighbours, who had been exceptionally friendly and sociable. They were two couples and one of the ladies was just as excited as me as I had told her about Mr. Handsome. -O We were the first in the hide which filled up very quickly and soon all front row seats were gone.
Handsome he is nevertheless though…
A kinda, uhm, weird trip to KTP (Oct 2012) *
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He took the most inconvenient way to the waterhole.
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Brian, the brownie made an appearance while Mr. Majestic was still at the waterhole…
… but for some reason he wouldn’t come closer… Even not once the lion was gone.
… but for some reason he wouldn’t come closer… Even not once the lion was gone.
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What a start into the day!
Once the lion was gone, so were we. But we didn’t get far as some bullies at Rooikop delayed our journey. There was a jackal desperate for a drink, but one of the uglybeests wouldn’t have any of it and chased it away every time the jackal got too close:
Once the lion was gone, so were we. But we didn’t get far as some bullies at Rooikop delayed our journey. There was a jackal desperate for a drink, but one of the uglybeests wouldn’t have any of it and chased it away every time the jackal got too close:
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Arriving at Uri, we were greeted by a cheerful Jacques. What a great guy! And it didn’t take him long to inform us about this guy… Spot the animal!
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Having travelled a long way from Grootkolk, we didn’t bother to go on an afternoon drive. Why would we? We knew we would see him at least and might have found nothing when going out again.
Plus, our cheetah hunt before checking into had been futile and I was sulking.
Plus, our cheetah hunt before checking into had been futile and I was sulking.
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So, back to the lion. He’s a nomadic male and just travelling through, but he seemed to be well aware of our presence and was particularly good to me and my camera when posing towards our unit.
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He laid down a bit more in the shades just opposite the units, but by the time he got up again and drank some more the light had faded and I didn’t bother to try to get some blurds. Eventually, he moved off, never to be seen again.
At night we were graced with a several visit by some elands. Here is one of them.
Tbc with the other sightings of the day.
At night we were graced with a several visit by some elands. Here is one of them.
Tbc with the other sightings of the day.
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Other sightings:
Beautiful tawny
A very unhealthy looking and completely alone oryx
Beautiful tawny
A very unhealthy looking and completely alone oryx
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The icons of the Kalahari at Moravet (I think, at least)
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