Lion vs Zebra Chase Scene




Two female and a large male lion were sleeping on a sand river bank at high noon.  It was very hot and not much was going on until a herd of Zebra wandered into the river bank.  One of the females started stalking them, but she had no cover.  Lucky for her, Zebras have bad eyesight and the sun, combined with the shadow of the riverbank, concealed her for a few minutes as the Zebras approached.  Eventually the Zebras figure out they are in a very bad neighborhood, but another ten yards and things would have had a very different outcome.  We were sitting within 20 meters of all of this action.  In the video you can hear Emma cheering for the Lions.


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