I recently posted a video of a pride of young male lions playing on a fallen tree at twilight. This is the second part of that video. It was very dark and we were about to go home when all of a sudden we saw that the lions had moved off to surround a lone hippo. Ultimately, the inexperienced lions realized they were overmatched and wisely retreated. It appears to be lighter out than it actually was and the video quality is therefore not the greatest. Focus started to hunt a few times, but eventually I captured enough to tell the story. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, 4K video at 120 fps.
Drama that clearly plays out daily ‘neath Kenya’s skies. Fascinating to watch. I was “pulling” for the hippo, so your clip had a happy ending for this viewer, Sean!
Hippos are Africa’s largest killer of humans (other humans notwithstanding) so watching one tell a pride of lions he ain’t buyin’ no wuff tickets is no surprise.
I was fascinated watching the lion in the left background stealthily approach from behind. Great capture of a “night in the life” of Africa’s wildlife. Wins and losses to fight another day. kudos!
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Drama that clearly plays out daily ‘neath Kenya’s skies. Fascinating to watch. I was “pulling” for the hippo, so your clip had a happy ending for this viewer, Sean!
Me too. I mean, the lions need to eat, but not a hippo.
Hippos are Africa’s largest killer of humans (other humans notwithstanding) so watching one tell a pride of lions he ain’t buyin’ no wuff tickets is no surprise.
That they are. Well, except for. mosquitoes.
I was fascinated watching the lion in the left background stealthily approach from behind. Great capture of a “night in the life” of Africa’s wildlife. Wins and losses to fight another day. kudos!
Yes, that guy in the back kept poking his head up.