The Okavango is truly a special place, a major river delta that spills into a web of inland waterways, ponds, and seasonal lakes. More on our trip there in another post, but this one is about a very special day, a day of great cat sightings.
It started with stumbling upon this cheetah on a morning game drive..
He had clearly had a "kill" just a day or so ago, as his stomach was fairly distended.
It as a VERY exciting day.
It started with stumbling upon this cheetah on a morning game drive..
We watched and followed him across a "pan" (a flat grassland) as he marked his territory by spraying succeeding trees.
And we saw home the later that day, still quite satisfied and lollying about like a tabby.
That same morning, we came upon this trio of lions, likewise satiated and lying next to a small lagoon. It was a mother (on the left) her son and daughter. They were quite relaxed, though mom constantly eyed the water on the lookout for crocodiles.
As we sat in our truck watching these great cats, first momma got up and walked right by the back of our truck! Our guides seemed quite calm about it, so we tried to be, too!
Then her son did the same ... it was hard to just sit there as he walked by not six feet away.
And then the coup. Our guide, TJ, said he saw leopard tracks near our camp, so one was known to be in the area. After seeming the cheetah and lions, we had a nice sundown drive and, as we drove back to camp, heard that another guide had found the leopard hiding inn thick brush. We were able to just see it for a split second in the truck's spotlight ... see the spots? You've got to believe!
Proof was the next day when we returned to the same area and found the leaopard's kill - a reedbuck - half eaten and hanging in a tree (to protect it from hyenas).
It as a VERY exciting day.
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