Lots to share. It had been so quiet at Mala Mala in the morning and afternoon and that is not normal for Mala Mala. But then things changed.

Just at dusk after tracking prints all day of Lion and leopard we heard some guinea fowl all upset. We knew there was a leopard in the block so our driver Griff said let me go check. Not expecting much he did not take his gun.

He came hurrying back to the car with a pretty stressed face. He up had walked into the three KRUGER lions, two males and a female. These lions were here from Zebra 2 and had come over from Kruger and would not let vehicles close. The lions were even mock charging vehicles. Earlier in the day he had said he was not happy walking in anywhere that the lions could be.

We approached slowly in thick bush. One male was looking at us very intently but the ranger approached slowly but after being growled at two weeks ago I was surprised he was going in with the thick vegetation. We managed to get to a place we could see them, then the lions got up and started to walk. Crashing down trees we followed. I was shocked how calm these lions were after mock charging two weeks ago to ignoring us like habituated lions. We were really close then one walked in touching distance of our vehicle and went behind. Bill was in the back seat and not too happy with the lion right at his back.

The other two vehicles arrived crashing trees and making a lot of noise. The lions were totally disinterested in our vehicles. So nice to see the transformation from snarling to calm.

We pulled out and then Marc and Arlenes car followed and Arlene spotted a leopard. The one we had been looking for all day. The lions had walked right past him. That leopard took off fast.

It was an amazing sighting and all the vehicles were in involved n