Thurs 20

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Now this first session might seem like a waste of time, it's called behaviour enrichment which involves using natural resources to make toys for the cubs/lions which get trashed within minutes. After breakfast it was time for our 2nd training walk with dendi and damara in which you need to show a lot of confidence and probe your more dominant than them. The first part was to approach damara and stroke her head (which is a complete no no unless they know you well) and cover her eyes briefly. The second part was to ankle tap her when she's walking as if to trip her up. The final session was another lion walk but this time I was on hunting data so I was hoping for a kill. At one point dendi climbed a tree about 15 feet up to get a better vantage point so things looked promising. There was a brief stalk and chase with 2 wart hog but sadly no end result. After dinner a few of us headed down to thorntree lodge for a few drinks and change of scenery.

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