Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

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Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby marc on Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:07 pm

5.48pm. +temp still hovering close to 40C!
The activity was really ramping up now, as the no tail tip female the best & most experienced hunter of the pride led the way by
climbing on the back of the first buffalo.
At this stage there were 3 adult females and 4 sub adults in the thick of it.

D3s 500VR 1/400s f/4 ISO6400 -cropped (top & bottom only) to pano.

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We sat back and observed from a distance............. but now with heart/excitement level racing Image I needed to be closer.
D3s 500VR 1/400s f/4 ISO6400 -cropped (top & bottom only) to pano.

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5.56pm.
Having finally positioned our vehicle closer as the action now started to spread to the river section making for some exciting water chase/dance routine sequences.Image

D3s 500VR 1/200s f/4 ISO6400

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D3s 500VR 1/200s f/4 ISO6400

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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby Wink on Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:58 pm

Awesome!
I'm looking forward to seeing how it ends.
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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby aim54x on Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:38 pm

simply brilliant, cant wait to see more
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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby stubbsy on Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:05 am

Marc

This is a great series of images made stronger by your narrayive (thanks for that).

#2 here is an absolute pearler and conveys so much of the drama of the hunt.
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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby radar on Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:29 am

Another great series Marc. The one I really like here is the third one with the one to one confrontation. Also shows to what lengths the lions will go to in order to get their meal. A male buffalo is a tough animal to take down, even for a large pride of lions.

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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby marc on Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:02 pm

radar wrote: A male buffalo is a tough animal to take down, even for a large pride of lions.

cheers,

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Very true Andre, especially knowing that this pride took on not one, but a pair of tough bulls!
And have become well known for this activity at this particular time of year, when the overall condition of general game isn't great.
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Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby chrisk on Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:38 pm

Mesmerizing stuff. Stop damn teasing with these short posts dammit !
Btw: that's ISO 6400 and cropped ? Lmfaooooooo
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Re: Suicide month: Lions V's Buffalo, SLNP- Zambia Part 2

Postby marc on Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:46 pm

Rooz wrote: Btw: that's ISO 6400 and cropped ? Lmfaooooooo


Thanks Chris

The first two from here were cropped top & bottom, and the last two were pretty much F/F.
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