Category Archives: Cats

The two lionesses featured in my earlier blogs were great mothers, as well as accomplished hunters. The lionesses gave birth to numbers of litters during their lifetimes. Their cubs learned valuable lessons from their moms, allowing many of them to survive and to become successful hunters as adults. Indeed, many of the lionesses’ offspring areContinue reading “Cubs watch and learn”

Lion prides face many challenges beyond bringing down their prey. After a kill, they must remain vigilant to prevent other animals, such as hyenas, jackals, and vultures, from taking away the entire carcass or pieces of it. The two experienced lionesses, who were the subjects of my earlier blogs, had a number of strategies toContinue reading “Protecting what is theirs”

Two mornings after the waterbuck encounter between the lioness and crocodile, we returned to Chobe National Park and found that the two lionesses had successfully hunted during the night. They and their cubs were feeding by the river on a sable antelope. Lions have a hunting success rate of about 25% according to discoverwildlife.com. ThisContinue reading “Lionesses’ Hunting Prowess”

The first time I saw my favorite lioness, she was walking down a hill in Chobe National Park with her young cubs and her sister. She had a tracking collar on and was leading the group at a slow pace. We watched them for a short time until they disappeared into the bush. The cubsContinue reading “My favorite lioness (cont.)”

Sharing my favorite wildlife and nature photography gives me great joy. Growing up on a farm near Hershey, Pennsylvania, animals were very much a part of my childhood. From the herding behavior of the Hereford cattle in our pasture to a rooster named Dwight, who attempted to assert his dominance on a regular basis, theContinue reading “For the love of animals”