| An African lion safari still tops the most wanted | | | | seated and keeping all body parts inside the |
| list among safari seekers who rate the king of | | | | vehicle. |
| the jungle the most sought after creature on | | | | The driver became distracted and didn't notice |
| tour. It's amazing to think that one of the most | | | | one of the passengers actually get out of the |
| dangerous animals on the planet is held in such | | | | vehicle. What took place brought home to me |
| high esteem by a race who seems hell bent on | | | | just how effective the lion is in it's own |
| eliminating it from the face of the Earth. Go figure! | | | | environment. It seemed perfectly safe to step |
| There is no doubt the African lion was headed | | | | outside for a moment as the lions seemed too |
| towards oblivion in recent years as human | | | | far away to bother us. But reality was they had |
| intervention made steady progress encroaching | | | | fixated their attention on us from the time we |
| on it's once haloed grounds. Increased farming | | | | came into view. They were just waiting for an |
| activity meant extra land needed to be cleared. | | | | opportunity. |
| The lion had to make way for farming stock. The | | | | The passenger outside the vehicle was happily |
| good news is there are some excellent programs | | | | snapping photo after photo. What he and all of us |
| in place to make sure the lion continues to | | | | hadn't realised or noticed was the lions had |
| survive. | | | | already started to close in. It was done with |
| An African lion safari will leave a lasting impression | | | | precision and prowess. Suddenly, the driver began |
| and there are no shortage of excellent tours | | | | yelling furiously at the passenger outside to get |
| available. Safety is an aspect of a lion safari which | | | | back in the vehicle, at the same time pointing to a |
| cannot be emphasized enough. Your tour operator | | | | figure moving in like stealth from a short distance |
| will make this a priority on your trip. Lions have | | | | away. In one swift movement, the frightened |
| the ability to lure their prey into a false sense of | | | | gentleman had leapt back in the safe confines of |
| security. It's an uncanny ability but an effective | | | | the vehicle and was understandably shaken. |
| one. | | | | What we hadn't realised was the fact he was |
| Travelling on a recent safari to South Africa with | | | | being stalked by three separate lions all heading in |
| a group of friends, I got my first taste of seeing | | | | from different directions and appearing to be |
| the big cats up close. Travelling in a vehicle with | | | | working as a team. It all happened in an instant! |
| eight other safari enthusiasts we stopped at the | | | | So can an African lion safari be dangerous. Sure, |
| request of one of the passengers who wanted to | | | | but only if one doesn't observe safety protocol. |
| snap a picture of a group of female lions. Our | | | | With the lion under threat, now is a good time to |
| guide and driver was forthright about remaining | | | | book your African safari adventure! |