Another early morning at Tau Pan, and its time for breakfast round the fire on the front deck. Almost like clockwork, it’s also time for the Tau Pan pride to move through towards the waterhole for their mornings refreshment whilst the guests enjoy theirs.
In fact, there were only 7 days in the month of November that we did not see lions. By the end of the month, the cubs were being seen on their own, very relaxed, while their mums were out hunting. There is likely to be more cubs on the way, as a male and female were seen to be mating for four days. from the 21st November, as well as another couple that were seen mating at the beginning of the month.
Cheetah were also seen quite regularly – not just the mother with her cubs, but a male, a female and then another female with three cubs. All seem to be having good success with their hunts – with the plentiful antelope babies it’s a reasonable time of year for them.
Leopards were a little harder to find this month, but with the prevalence of lions, its easy to understand why they were keeping a low profile.
And as the clouds roll in, so begins the amazing light shows at Tau Pan in the late afternoon and evening. From the elevated position, the horizon stretches far, and the deck can be the most spectacular viewing point to witness the events.
