Manyari and Magwaza seemed to be enjoying the peace without the males around. They had no plans on calling to find the dudes.
Instead they headed south east from Nyari pan to Banyini pan with a serious drink in mind. A poor little Water Dikkop popped up in front of Magwaza and she swatted it to the ground, then proceeded to play with the poor bird for ages. She had it under her huge paws while the little bird boldly tried to get away. Slowly she plucked a few feathers and eventually left the little bird totally maimed and partially plucked, but still alive.
What was that about lions being so cool???
Next on their menu was a baby wildebeest not more than a couple of days old. Manyari caught it and carried it away alive. Then proceeded to feed on it alive. Suddenly Magwaza arrived and the battle started. They both hung on to the calf for nearly an hour battling with each other to eat and or keep the biggest portion. They were just about under my car fighting over the kill. It was a terrible angle to film from so I got out the car on a bean bag to film them. It was a most awesome angle and the stuff I got in slow motion was really stunning. But I had to do it with the 2 lionesses no more than 10ft away from me, Magwaza giving me the eyeball every now and then.
The girls were totally exhausted from hanging on to the kill that when they broke away they rested about half an hour panting away before feeding. And then slept the rest of the night.
Mark and I went flying at dawn as the conditions were really great to shoot aerials but it wasn’t long that the clouds set in and ruined it all.
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