Pride heads north - 09:13 pm
14 Jun 2009
We heard the Xakanaxa pride calling while drinking our coffee this morning and correctly placed them near Fourth Bridge. We found them easily, all sleeping in some short grass in the chill hour before dawn. Just after sunrise, they roused themselves and set off to the north. We have heard reports of a pride of four females and a large black-maned male seen near Third Bridge over the past few days and this is the direction in which they were heading.
The Okavango is experiencing very high flood levels this year and, while we have not seen much evidence of this here, certain areas would have become water-logged causing game to have to shift to drier areas. It is quite plausible that this is a pride that has been pushed down from the north. These movements could well lead to clashes as the prides jostle for territory and access to prey.
The lions moved up the edge of the island untill they spotted a herd of red lechwe grazing on the edge of a floodplain. They lay watching the antelope for a long time and then seemed to lose interest. They all gradually fell asleep in the patchy shade of some wild age bushes.
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