Tag Archive: lion

She loves birds!

The face of Lions change completely if they are looking up at the sky and follow birds. One of the Thanda guests on my vehicle suggested that this Lioness must really love birds… Continue reading

Experience and Youth!

When this Lion mum was watching a few approaching Zebras she was “frozen” whenever the Zebras looked in her direction. Her daughter imitated mum and was very still as well. Her brother on… Continue reading

I am a big Lion now!

“Well, you probably have seen many pictures of me since last year. Since this funny German photographer arrived here at Thanda we have had to pose constantly for pictures. But this way all… Continue reading

Near miss!

Today the Thanda north pride of Lions only missed some Zebras by a few meters. They demonstrated perfect Lion hunting tactics to the Thanda guests when two adult females all the sudden disappeared… Continue reading

Relaxed

Thanda’s new male Lion is settling well into his temporary home on the reserve. He is now quite relaxed about his new surroundings. This beautiful and very large cat came to Thanda from… Continue reading

Lions and Wine!

With two guest from Germany – staying for 12 nights at Thanda – we planned some game drives in rather remote areas of the reserve. When we drove in a very hilly area we… Continue reading

A New Male Lion for Thanda!

A new male Lion has arrived at Thanda. Today this magnificent animal was released into a large enclosure (called “boma”) where he will spend some time until he will “take over” a new… Continue reading

Morning Sun!

This images shows the Thanda’s dominant male Lion enjoying the morning sunlight as the Thanda guest enjoyed watching him! What a start for a great day!

Center Focus!

We were the center of focus for this young male Lion when we watched him and his family feeding on a Wildebeest kill. The Thanda guests on my vehicle enjoyed the attention!

Close up and personal!

Thanda guests often have fabulous Lion sightings. This morning the North Pride was resting on the savanna before continuing their walk to a near waterhole. They came close up and personal to one… Continue reading