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A young Lion enjoying some spare ribs!

Last night we watched one of Thanda Safari’s pride of Lions resting next to this Nyala carcass. All nine cats had very full bellies, so we assumed there was at least one more kill near by. A single Nyala would not have provided enough meat to fill them all up.

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/300mm | ISO 100 | 1/750sec | f4 | ev0 | 300mm | WB 6500K | Crop to 40% of original image

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At 4:30 this morning I woke up to an incredible loud Lion‘s roar, obviously just front of my home.

Not to miss the opportunity to record this incredible noise I grabbed my iPhone and rushed to my car as I was (in Pyjamas☺️).

And our dominant male delivered! I captured what I think is my best Lion roar sound recording since I came to Africa. The first 30 seconds of this video were recorded long before sunrise with the Lion hiding in high grass (I used a still picture of the morning sky with the video).

Once he got moving I followed him for the next two hours, recording two more roars. But none was as good as the first one in the dark.

‚Hearing cat‘s night noises in the front yard’ has a totally different meaning when you live in the bush. I love it!

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Their mum had killed a baby Warthog as dinner for these four small Lion cubs. At this age the cubs still get their main nutrition from mother’s milk, but the Lioness decided to introduce them to meat at this early stage.

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens 300mm L and EF lens 500mm L 4K Video 50Fps

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One of four new Lion cubs at Thanda Safari. Spotted this evening with their mum!

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There are times when the light is just right!

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens 70-300 L at 240mm. ISO1600 1/500sec f5.6 ev+/-0

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