Big cats of Kruger

Now to the animals that everyone has been waiting for- the big cats!

Check out those teeth!!!

This lion decided that he was tired after his big roaring session (to be posted later when CP finishes with the videos), so he decided to lay down on the pavement.

Two female lions walking in unison.



We came across this male lion and a female lion (not in this picture) together. Our guide told us that if a male and female are separated from the rest of the pride, it means that they are mating. They do this for 4 to 5 days EVERY 20 MINUTES. Wow.

CP takes good photographs.....

We came across this bunch of mothers and cubs laying down by the river. Adorable.

This adolescent male lion decided to play with a stick he found on the ground. He and Fuzzy Britches would be best friends! :-)

We came across this pride as they were trying to chase a giraffe. Sadly they lost....as that would have been really fun to see.

The cubs of the pride recovered well by playing with their mothers....as this one is doing.

We spotted this former impala hanging in a tree. When leopards kill something, they haul it up a tree so that lions and other animals are not able to steal it. There wasn't much of this kill left, but often a leopard won't eat the animal in one sitting.

Unfortunately we didn't get to see the leopard that killed this impala.

However, we did get to see this hyena at the bottom of the tree waiting for the former impala to drop so that he could eat the leftovers. He was a very patient animal....




We also came across this hyena a different day....he ran into a hole and let out his hyena cackle....which oddly enough DID sound like a crazy laugh.

Although we didn't get to see a leopard, we did spot two cheetahs. They weren't doing much because it was hot and the middle of the day, but cheetahs are usually harder to see than leopards, so we were pretty psyched to see them. I kept calling them "Chester" and asking if they had any Cheetos. Yes, I am 10 years old.