A Fierce Lioness
Posted on March 19, 2009 | Categories: Travel | Tags: photos, tanzania
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One of the things I did when I went to Tanzania in May 2008 was go on a short safari at Ngorongoro Crater. I had a fantastic time, and it was brilliant to be able to see all the animals in The Lion King with my own two eyes! Also, my friends and I were lucky enough to see the “big five” on our safari: lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and cape buffalo.
This particular lioness was stalking a herd of hyenas during our safari. She was clever, and fierce, for she wove between the line of safari cars to stalk the hyenas, and knew that we would follow whatever direction she took, so she led us closer to her prey and continued to use us as cover until she got close enough to pounce. Out of all the animals I saw on the safari, she was the one that came closest to the safari car. At one point, I could have stuck my hand out the (open) window and pet her, she was so close1!
- Obviously I didn’t do that, because that would have been DUMB. [↩]
Olga
Did she catch the hyena? How amazing!
Manda
She did! It was awesome yet terrifying at the same time.
Kaylee
I love safaris. Last time I went to one, the baboons actually climbed people’s vehicles! None of the other animals came close, though.
Manda
When my friends and I stopped at a “rest stop” of sorts before starting our safari, some of the baboons climbed onto a truck and stole huge bags of food!
FupDuckTV
The closest I’ve come to being on safari is when the teenager in the Chuckie Cheese costume was high on ‘Shrooms and started to throw pizza’s at the children in the ball-pit. Oh the Humanity!!!
Someone should send Tyra Banks to Tanzania so she can see what Fierce really is. Tyra feels like brain damage.
Lisa
wow, that’s so cool! I’ve never been on a safari, I really want to though, but wasn’t it a bit scary when the lion came so close?
Manda
Nope – the lion was focused on her prey, and the only reason why she would attack myself or my friends were if we did something stupid like try and pet her through the open safari car window.
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