Fantastic news is that the notably pregnant lioness belonging to the Ross breakaway duo has given birth, and even better news is that we’ve seen the cubs! We posted an update yesterday of the sightings we’ve had thus far, plus the last litter of cubs born to a Ross breakaway female. Check that out here.
Just over 2 weeks ago these babies were spotted for the first time by guests at nThambo Tree Camp while out on game drive. Pat Saunders from the USA got some images of the mother lioness carrying her little ones in her mouth, one at a time. She was in the process of moving her little bundles of joy to a new den site, so as to keep predators off their scent.
Then, Thursday last week, the second glimpse of the youngsters was announced as Africa on Foot and nThambo guests watched through the thick bush as, once again, mother lion carried the cubs in her mouth. As lucky as we were to have seen as much into this intimate world of motherhood in the wild, we could not have predicted that this morning we would get to capture the 2 little ones and the adult lionesses on video!
Luck was on Greg and Kevin’s side this morning as they set off in the Sun Destinations filming vehicle to capture the 2 Ross breakaway lionesses on video. They couldn’t have known that while they sat admiring the 2 adult lions that those 2 tiny cubs would make an appearance from the bush! They had their wits about them and managed to get this fantastic footage of the happy family. Take a look…
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