Merely 5 feet away, a real lioness eye to eye with our lioness (my wife!)
Do not believe me? Read on to see how this happened...
My wife and I were so hooked on 'the wild' that practically every Saturday/ Sunday during the winter of 2014, we were in some wildlife reserve. Trips to Pilanesberg were as frequent as going to the mall. My wife, a pleasant Lioness (after her morning cup of tea!), never failed to attract Lionesses coming out to meet her in any preserve. I do not know if it has anything to do with her being born a Leo but she has crazy luck when it comes to meeting Lions (not calling myself one!! I mean real ones)
It all started with this particular experience which I am about to narrate. Having entered the Pilanesberg wildlife reserve early in the morning, we lazily wandered all around, spotting a rhino here and a giraffe there. By mid afternoon, the sun was blazing hot and most of the animals had retired to some shady spot or other. We, too, were planning to get a bite to eat... Everything was calm and quiet. Suddenly ...
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I could not fathom if she wanted to take a picture or call someone to scream for help. A lioness that she is at heart, it was probably the former. I just sat there, looking at the two lionesses look at each other and letting my camera shoot the strange encounter.
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Have you had close encounters of the wild kind like this? Please share your experiences in comments. Thanks.
All the photos and GIFs created by me from original video taken by me with Sony Handycam. GIF making is a new skill I learnt recently :)
Please feel free to check my other recent posts on my Africa experience:
Photospeak #2: African landscape...
PhotoSpeak #3: On the Road...๐
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I would have taken the car and drive away like crazy for sure!
Cheers
Oh wow @vm2904! Such a close encounter with the beast! I have never experience it in my life and i don't think i wish it! Hahaha! Too scary for mei indeed! @progressivechef
That is so much great @vm2904
Nice shots. It's amazing to get so close to such an amazing creature
Thank you for taking the time to visit and provide encouragement. Yes - all of gods creatures are amazing but some are really majestic and it is quite an experience to get close to them.
I'll bet that was quite an experience alright!
Yes it was. Thank you so much for taking time to visit my blog. It is an honor.
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Excellent work dear friend @ vm2904 congratulations for this great experience
Have a great week
Thank you so much for your appreciation. Wish you a great week ahead too.
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Another great post. Very enjoyable to read and watch.
Thank you @donkeypong. It is truly a big pat on the back to hear your nice words. I am trying to find time and post as well as read and appreciate nice posts from Africa. It is very close to my heart. Your visit to my blogs gives me encouragement to put in even more efforts
I have never and hope I will never. Hmmm
I've always felt like a lion, haha...
Love the pics...
And the Header Font You chose was amazing....
Pray tell, how did you incorporated that in to your header?
My voting power is completely diminished right now, but i am following you for future posts....
Peace!
This is both incredible and scary at the same time! You guys had your windows wind up tightly, yes?
As far as I can understand, lioness usually is the one who hunts, and sometimes they might be more than 1 there. So it was good that you didn't try to approach her!
upvoted for your bravery (to film it!)
Oh - It was not all that bad. We are supposed to keep windows rolled up tightly all the time as per the reserve regulations. Thanks for taking the time to visit and your words of appreciation
She is BEAUTIFUL! And I love your formatting!
Thank you. I have been trying to learn to make my posts visually better. Thanks for your kind words of appreciation
The cougar wants you. :-) but I guess you should be quite safe in the vehicle
Lol. Yes I was safely out of reach. Lions could smash car windows if they want to I guess but they usually do not. Thanks for stopping by and for your encouragement to my work
That first section "Merely 5 feet away, a real lioness eye to eye
with our lioness (my wife!)"
Sorry - could not understand your comment. I would be grateful if you let me know your reaction to that section
Wow! I would be afraid but I do envy you too!
Wow these are incredible! I wish I could see it! Although I'd be a bit nervous too.
It is not too unsafe as long as the car windows are kept rolled up and we do not do anything to attract too much attention. It is quite an experience to see these lovely Top Cats in their own element. If you can not do it then you can always enjoy them through my blogs. Lol.
Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog. Your encouragement motivates me for weแนญing even better blogs.
Wow ! great experience !
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wonderful blog, I upvoted you and followed you
wow awesome encounter :)