The gaze of a mother lioness can be immediately translated. The compassion seen in the eyes is matched with a stare that catches your soul and communicates a strength of character. Here the mother displays a ‘do not disturb’ attitude which can deter an approach by many predators.
Any approach toward the lioness and her family will almost certainly unleash her brute force if she feels the livelihood of her cubs are threatened. The blood curdling roar of a mother lioness will stay with you forever.
This post is the 8th in the series “Memories of the Maasai Mara” and is an extract from the Taraji Blue book “Memories of the Maasai Mara” …
Privileged to spend eight nights in the Maasai Mara in October 2009, we relished the opportunity to revisit our land of dreams.
Ever since our first visit to Kenya in 2005 we’d fallen in love with the continent and had longed to return. For four years we’d played our Africa CDs daily and viewed our photos longingly, anticipating the day we would return. Back in 2009 we had our chance…
Each morning we bounded out of our beds and into the wilderness, eager and hopeful of what the day would bring. We owe much of our success to the fantastic guides and staff of the Kicheche Bush Camp, Mara Safari Club and David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, who we cannot praise enough and to whom we long to return.
It is through our experiences and time in Kenya that we tell, and re-live, our memories of this amazing continent, and above all, of the Maasai Mara.