Lion Family Photo Op

This morning we were on our way again at 6 AM. It is very lush here because of the heavy rain in the last few days. The roads we follow are a mere two tracks full of pot holes and right now lots of big puddles. It feels lovely to be driving around in the early morning fresh air in an open vehicle. 

We come upon a lion family with four cubs, two of whom still have spots. We watch their antics for about 20 minutes. One small inquisitive cub wanders over to us and you can imagine it to be a regular house cat. It is that small. 

We are still on the look out for the elusive leopard. There have been sightings this morning. Once, when the engine was turned off, we could hear her huffing call in the distance. Very thrilling.

We also saw two brother lions lying in an open area quite far from the road. All you could see were their big, maned heads sticking up above the tall grass.