3rd April 2000
Tjololo decided to parade himself in front of all Mala Mala’s guests soon after sunset. Not surprisingly they were all in awe of this truly stunning specimen that was indifferent to their presence as he swaggered only meters past the occasional vehicle while he continued on down the road marking as he went.
Once the guests had all retired to the comfort of their camps we continued on the beat with “The One Who Stands Alone”. Not long afterwards he disappeared into some thick bush and only a brief bleat alerted us that he had killed. He dragged his young impala kill down to the Sand river and treed it into an enormous Jakkalberry tree. That was him done for the night.
Yet another filming opportunity lost as thick bush intervened. At this stage my camera is having preconceived ideas of early retirement, not having been rolled for some time now.
Mala Mala rangers alerted us to a lion kill where we found 3 adult male lions having killed a subadult male buffalo and buffalo calf. All 3 of them were now spread out on their backs, their stomachs too large to carry any more weight without bursting.
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