Due to nature (some big ash cloud) some safaris were cancelled and left me with only two trips to the Kruger this month. They were nevertheless great safaris. We had exceptional amounts of rain lately, leaving the park very lush and green. This makes spotting lions in particular very difficult. However, one of the highlights for the month was one of those lion sightings. At Mlondozi dam we spotted three of them showing particular interest in a lone impala. From the view we could clearly see the strategy they employed for stalking this impala. One lioness took a wide loop to circle the impala on the one side, while the other did the same on the other side. When sufficiently circled, the one lioness started chasing the impala straight towards the other one. By some fluke of luck and great dodging skills, the impala manage to escape all three lionesses. That was one lucky impala who survived to live another day. It was nevertheless exciting to see the incredible skills lions use in stalking their prey. With a success rate of 30%, lions often do more chasing than catching.
Total tours: 2 Total days: 8
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| Elephant | Rhino | Buffalo | Lion | Leopard | Cheetah | Wilddog | Hyena | Jackal |
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| Tour | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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| Day | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Sights | Y | 16 | Y | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| Nr | Y | 29 | Y | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
Simon Vegter
Wild Wings Safaris
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