Lion, alpha male, as in the previous series, devouring a hartebeest that he has pulled under a bush. He killed--and we observed him consume--all by himself, all of this antelope in 5 days. His 2-1/2 yr. son (also seen in the previous series), hopeful of sharing some of the meat, approached him, but he was growled away. All the lionesses of the pride received the same treatment. The horn development (both sexes bear horns), and the size of the thoracic cage suggests that this hartebeest wandered into the area to get a drink, because we had not seen any others of this species in the week we were in the area. [Chobe NP, Botswana].
Lioness waking the Lion: It's evening, and the lioness prods her sleepy mate to tell him that she and their cubs are hungry and they should go hunting for dinner. She convinced him, and we followed along with them on their hunt. [South Luangwa NP, Zambia].
A Lioness guards her pride's kill of an adult hippo. The alpha male ate his fill, and is now lying down in the shade. The lionesses and cubs looked like they had all stuffed themselves and were sleeping it off. One lioness remained and guarded the carcass, chasing off the vultures when they tried to feed. [Matusadona, Zimbabwe].
