OT: Serengeti Migration And Big Cats

[Bourque7799]

Really awesome photos, thank you for sharing!

 

[LucicIsABeast]

Remarkable

 

[Estlin]

Wow, cool to hear others have been as lucky as I have. I need to get you Okavango one of these days!

Ha, but I think I've done enough travelling in Africa. Good memories, though.

 

[Gator Mike]

I thought this thread was going to be about the Florida Panthers.

This was better.

 

[Son of Donegal]

Ha, but I think I've done enough travelling in Africa. Good memories, though.

Oh man. I don't think I will ever get tired of it. The only drawback, really, is the long fight there...and the jet lag coming home. I was a drooling imbecile at the office for several days when I returned from this safari.

 

[ODAAT]

Amazing stuff

 

[Estlin]

Oh man. I don't think I will ever get tired of it. The only drawback, really, is the long fight there...and the jet lag coming home. I was a drooling imbecile at the office for several days when I returned from this safari.

The flight is indeed a killer. I was living in Africa at the time, so travelling on the continent wasn't so bad, thankfully.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Made me think of this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OlpKDYJRzMk


I’d love to get to Africa some day

 

[Spooner st]

Oh man. I don't think I will ever get tired of it. The only drawback, really, is the long fight there...and the jet lag coming home. I was a drooling imbecile at the office for several days when I returned from this safari.

Lisbon to Shanghai is also a killer. I takes days to recuperate.

 

[Alicat]

Simply incredible

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Sunsets must be amazing. Golden hour.

Big red sun, Umbrella Thorn trees, all sorts of sounds...that's how i imagine it.

I haven't been to 'real' Africa yet, Sub-Saharan...i am thinking Namibia.

 

[Hawgood_38]

The wife and I climbed Kilimanjaro back in 2011 and then did a safari after. Those pics brought back some great memories. We saw a cheetah right after a kill. It walked right past our truck, the fur around his mouth was all red from the blood, belly looked very bloated so he must have had a nice meal. It was pretty incredible.

 

[chizzler]

Great pics. Beautiful world we live in. Hope people protect these animals.

 

[Son of Donegal]

Sunsets must be amazing. Golden hour.

Big red sun, Umbrella Thorn trees, all sorts of sounds...that's how i imagine it.

I haven't been to 'real' Africa yet, Sub-Saharan...i am thinking Namibia.

Namibia is totally great as a second visit but Tanzania delivers across the board - scenery, culture, flora and fauna. It’s the total package!

 

[Olden McGroin]

Nice pictures. I saw a documentary years ago about the Ngorongoro crater lions, very interesting story

 

[08SeaBass08]

So jealous. Awesome stuff!

 

[whatsbruin]

[QUOTE="Son of Donegal, post: 164729425[/QUOTE]
These are so cool, incredible.
So you work here, and i work behind a desk.
I'll take some pics of where I work, and show you some beige walls.

 

[Son of Donegal]

[QUOTE="Son of Donegal, post: 164729425

These are so cool, incredible.
So you work here, and i work behind a desk.
I'll take some pics of where I work, and show you some beige walls.[/QUOTE]

In truth, I work at a desk at a safari company and occasionally do road shows and go on safari.

 

[Son of Donegal]

Nice pictures. I saw a documentary years ago about the Ngorongoro crater lions, very interesting story

VERY INTERESTING INDEED. I have always had great sighting there but those lions struggle because there isn’t enough variety in the gene pool. They are more susceptible to illness. That being said, there are some SERIOUS big males on the crater floor.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

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Namibia is totally great as a second visit but Tanzania delivers across the board - scenery, culture, flora and fauna. It’s the total package!

Man, these are absolutely breathtaking

 

[Aeroforce]

Great shots of some beautiful cats.

I've had Toto's Africa stuck in my head since opening it.

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

 

[Olden McGroin]

VERY INTERESTING INDEED. I have always had great sighting there but those lions struggle because there isn’t enough variety in the gene pool. They are more susceptible to illness. That being said, there are some SERIOUS big males on the crater floor.

I read that the high crater walls and large resident males prevent any unrelated lions entering the area, so inbreeding occurs.