At the end of last week, I spent some time with the Kambula Pride after they had just finished a zebra meal during a spell of light rain. The overcast, cool weather suggested they might be on the move. My luck held out when two large elephant bulls appeared nearby, prompting the lions to get up and start moving.
The next morning, the Kambula Pride was found again, about 2km from where we last saw them. This time, the pride’s 13 cubs were full of energy and ready to play. They were chasing, tackling each other, and eventually climbing a Cassia tree—a tree I’d previously seen the Nkoveni Female leopard and her two cubs in.
This offered a great chance to compare how leopards and lions navigate tree climbing and showcased the playful, lively side of the Kambula cubs.
All-in-all it was a spectacular time spent with the lions.
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That was hilarious! Thanks Sean.
You are most welcome.
A big pride of lions moving quickly away from the elephant bulls and the young lions playing in on and around these trees and bushes: it can’t get better than this! Thanks Sean for another wonderful video of my favorite animals – including the lion cub and its mother on the same tree.
When lions are moving around and playing it can make for some of the best sightings, so here we were absolutely spoilt.
Sean, thank you for another great video of the lion cubs lives. Loved watching the elephant exert his dominance over all he surveys.
You are welcome, William.
Hi Sean, fantastic to see the Kambula prides cubs. They are so playful and eager to climb trees. Beautiful to see the difference in size of the cubs. Those two elephant bulls are huge and the lions made a quick move once they saw the elephants coming towards them. I love all the images and video’s you share with us, thank you. So glad to hear that Londolozi had some more rain before the winter comes, now the bush and grass can last longer for the animals.
The cubs really were so playful and entertaining. You are most welcome, Valmai.I am so glad you enjoy all the content that we share.
This was just such a joyful video this morning, showcasing some of the playful Kambula cubs. What’s fascinating to me is that they are rather quiet during their playtime activities of climbing, paw jabs, biting one another…. I would expect squeaks or low growls. The larger one appeared to be much older, possibly a mum? It is evident that a bull elephant has right of way, as we watched the pride gauge his gait and intended path, and then quickly disperse. Great capture!
They are quite and then every now and then you hear the growling intensify and the thuds of the paws on the ground as they run around.
fascinating to see the interaction of the lions and elephants!
The interaction between different species is always entertaining to watch.
How fun to watch the lion cubs playing. They looked like they were having a great time. The comparison between this sighting and the Nkoveni female and her cubs last winter was a fresh take, too. Have a wonderful week adventuring!
Thank you so much, Chelsea. They really were very playful.
Hallo Sean,
Thank you for a fantastic Virtual Safari! It was lovely to see these lion cubs playing around!
Thank you for sharing!
I love watching lions play around too.
Lions in a tree aren’t quite as graceful as leopards in a tree are they?! Beautiful just the same…especially with all the green!
They certainly are not as graceful and as you can see with the comparison between the lions and leopards in the same tree, the leopards make it look so easy.
Awesome video, loved the lions
The beautiful lions did the talking and the video was wonderful. I look forward to these videos and thank you for them.
Thank you so much, Mary. I am glad you enjoy the videos.