Hunting Lion at Sunrise from Maroela Camp

Male Lion To Ourselves at Sunrise

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June 5th 2016
Geo: 41.2119, 20.1181Heard lions during the night and in the early morning. We were #1 at the gate even though we had to break down and load up the car! Decided to head down to the Orpen waterhole and see what we could see.Were we ever rewarded. Walking across the road in front of us was a very nice maned male lion. He walked over to the waterhole and had a very long drink of water. As th ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more