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Africa
Backpackers' page Janin Klemenčič
Kenia: Masai Mara 9
Kenia: Masai Mara 8
For
Caro it was her first safari and with the exception of a rhino, she got to see
almost all of the big animals around. A
nice way to get started with our Africa trip don’t you think.
And
there was more… two lionesses tearing apart a wildebeest that had been killed
shortly before. (to be continued)
Kenia: Masai Mara 7
When
we got to the spot, we noticed that the kill was still in the tree and had been
partly eaten but the leopard itself was again not up there. But all of a sudden
we noticed some movement in the bush under the tree… and yes there she was and
she was absolutely gorgeous!
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Kenia: Masai Mara 6
It
was like ‘big cat diaries’ right before our eyes inclusive the sound of the
lion’s teeth grinding against the bones of the unfortunate wildebeest while our
cameras were clicking away. Amazing to see how these cats can separate the
intestines of the prey with chirurgical precision without spoiling the juicy
bits of meat. Talking about a good morning drive!
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Kenia: Masai Mara 5
But we had some more time and from the distance we saw a herd of wildebeest in a rather strange formation up on a hill, our guide went to check it out and all of sudden yelled ‘big baba lion’ and start racing to the scene and a couple of minutes later we (people with normal eye sight) saw it too; a gorgeous male lion staring at the herd of wildebeest.
Kenia: Masai Mara 4
Our guide told us that we could maybe see another one on the last game drive the next morning. Even though morning drives are probably the way to see the cats, I didn’t have much hope: our time was limited and so we would not be able to go far into the park.
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Kenia: Masai Mara 3
It must be said we were not let down. With the cheetah and lion pride, we were very happy. The only ‘disappointment’ was that on our way back to the camp, we missed to see a leopard that had just been seen there a couple of minutes earlier.
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