The baby, the baby, the baby...
That was the cry heard from our safari vehicle as we watched a lion take down a baby zebra. An exciting but gruesome end to our three day safari in the Serengeti. We were really lucky to witness a successful lion kill - apparently one of the safari guides whose been doing this for 20 years has seen 100 hunts and only 10 kills. I have everything on video to share when I get back!
We spent three days and two nights camping in Ndutu (southeast Serengeti). Animals were so use to vehicles they would walk right up and sleep in our shade, including lions! We saw baby cheetahs, wildbeast, lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants and so much more. And in the evening we would sit by a camp fire (we called it bush TV) and watch the stars. You could see the entire Milky Way galaxy. It was magnificent.
At night, you hear the lions roaring in the distance (I hope - I could never really tell how far away they were). Luckily the camp had Maasai guards standing watch so I doubt anything would seek up on us. A few weeks ago, a lion ate a goat that a 5 yo little Maasai girl was herding and she tried to beat it off with a stick! So fearless. More stories on our adventures when I get back home, promise :)
That was the cry heard from our safari vehicle as we watched a lion take down a baby zebra. An exciting but gruesome end to our three day safari in the Serengeti. We were really lucky to witness a successful lion kill - apparently one of the safari guides whose been doing this for 20 years has seen 100 hunts and only 10 kills. I have everything on video to share when I get back!
We spent three days and two nights camping in Ndutu (southeast Serengeti). Animals were so use to vehicles they would walk right up and sleep in our shade, including lions! We saw baby cheetahs, wildbeast, lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants and so much more. And in the evening we would sit by a camp fire (we called it bush TV) and watch the stars. You could see the entire Milky Way galaxy. It was magnificent.
At night, you hear the lions roaring in the distance (I hope - I could never really tell how far away they were). Luckily the camp had Maasai guards standing watch so I doubt anything would seek up on us. A few weeks ago, a lion ate a goat that a 5 yo little Maasai girl was herding and she tried to beat it off with a stick! So fearless. More stories on our adventures when I get back home, promise :)
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