| On our way to
the rhino sighting I was driving parallel to a dry river bed. As we approached
an open clearing alongside the river, one my guests spotted two leopards
up in a Marula Tree! At the base of the Marula Tree we could also see a
pride of 7 lions! AWESOME!!! The lions had obviously chased the leopards
up the tree and seemed to be patiently waiting for them to come down again.
I said to my guests that I was certain that both the leopards and lions
would be there for a while and that we would return after viewing the rhino.
We managed to get to the
rhino just in time to watch it for 5 to 10 minutes before returning to
leopard and lion sighting.
All of this in just 45 minutes!
That's what amazes me so much about the bush, you can out on game drive
for hours and hours without seeing much, or see a lot of game in a matter
of minutes.
We must not forget about
the smaller things that we often miss, like the birds, insects and trees
that can often be more interesting than the "Big Five".
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