bush notes from botswana

While summer is coming to an end and the flood waters arriving, One-Eye and the rest of the Shinde pride are permanently residing on the northern area of the concession. Four lionesses (recent arrivals to the area) have been increasingly successful in their hunting, often killing several times a day.

Lioness of the Shinde Pride

One such incident occurred at the famous Killing Fields when a sounder of warthogs were grubbing peacefully early in the afternoon, blissfully unaware of the impending danger in the grass.

The lionesses had killed a lechwe that morning and swiftly closed in on the warthog. The lionesses pounced on a young warthog and when the mother attempted to rescue her offspring, the lionesses turned on her killing both female and young.

During all the commotion, a male lion arrived intent on taking his share of the feast. Initially he was fended off by the females, but returned later forcing the females to concede their prey. Having lost their meal the females were again hunting less than an hour later. for all information about a Botswana Safari please follow this link