Now that I think about it, the likelihood of either lions, tigers, and bears being in the same habitat is extremely remote. Huh.
We spent much of yesterday evening hanging out with a male lion, who was taking a nap while the females were out hunting for food. He contact called when he woke up, looking for his family. The sound was scary loud, and the lowness of it carried across the landscape. You can feel it in your chest. Eventually his mate called back, and we followed him as they met up.
We depart Nxabega tomorrow and transfer to a different camp, further east.
Lions yawn, too. And stretch when waking up from a nap. RBD actually spotted this guy, and has become “camp famous.” Understandably, he doesn’t want to get up. I feel get it.A lion’s contact call is one of the loudest sounds in the animal kingdom, right behind a child’s temper tantrum in public.He is listening for his female to call back.Ever seen an annoyed lion’s face because you woke him up? Now you have.The lion’s tongue is quite coarse, and would easily begin to strip your skin in a few licks. Though, the teeth would just tear you apart.One of the lions partners. They seem genuinely glad to see each other, and nuzzle for a minute. Another sunset which takes your breath away.The guides call this ’the buffet,” because they’re all on the menu. How do you say goodnight to an impala? “Good luck.” You often find zebras and impala together because they keep lookout for each other for predators. —
Cleared for Departure 
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