Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Lion vs Rhino

Saw a stand off occur between a young male lion and a female rhino with her calf yesterday. The rhino’s were sleeping in a nice shady spot under a tree and the lions were about ten meters away basking in the sun in some long grass. Both animals did not seem bothered by the others presence but eventually the lions curiosity, or maybe it was hunger, got the better of him and he wandered tentatively over to the rhinos. I was not sure if he was planning on trying to eat one or if he just wanted to check them out but the rhinos quickly got to their feet and grunted at him until he ran back to his patch of grass in the sun. The rhinos laid back down and went to sleep but you could see their ears were still alert for any more sound from the lions. I sat with them for an hour but nothing more occurred. Rhino’s 1: lions 0

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