Rhino VS Lion Standoff

The marsh i describe as paradise on earth - the pride had begun to split up again but not before a final show down. I sat with 2 photographers including Mike Karantonis our specialist and photographic guide as he enlightened us in the art. In place we snapped away at the 2 lionesses and the pride male as they sat perfectly on a dam wall with golden light creating the twinkle in their eyes. 5 white rhino then approached ... they just kept coming. This pride has killed 2 sub adult white rhino in the last year and so our excitment grew. Today the rhino bunched together and drove the lions off the wall, snarling and a mouthfull of teeth was all the male mustered up yet the interacting was fascinating.

Posted: Phinda by Philip Mortlock, Date: 8 February 2008