Masai Mara: The Lion Hunt
Sunrise over the Masai Mara What is up in that tree? We awoke to an incredible sunrise over the Masai Mara. After a big breakfast we jumped into our safari vehicles for a full day safari all the way to the Tanzanian border. Our goal for the day was to track down some hunting cheetah out in the savanna close to the political border. But, as usually happens here in the Mara, other animals pop up making it difficult to stick to the original plan. It is a very good problem to have...especially with what happened today. Tree climbing lion of Kenya We got word that some lions had been spotted by our other vehicle. Luckily it was in a part of the park where off roading was allowed. As we got closer we could see our other vehicle parked next to a solitary tree in the middle of the high grass. Then I was quite surprised to see a resting female lion up in the tree! Then we saw a second, young lion up in the tree as well as a few others on the ground. If the encounter...