While all the action was going on, the cubs were lying on the tall grass watching their mother try to secure a meal, but, after an unsuccessful attack, the mother came to pick up the cubs and go. in the morning – fortunately, no harm from the encounter.
It was a case of mixed emotions and we were a bit relieved to see the baby elephant free from the lioness’s clutches, despite witnessing the hungry cubs as they waited for their mother to bring home their meal. – an opposite emotion that I feel. did not quite feel before.
For me this experience is extremely rare, never in all my years of teaching have I witnessed such an interesting relationship between elephants and lions. Often elephants will aggressively push lions away – especially when they are in a large herd. My advice to those watching in the wild, is to be careful, get in on the timing and be aware of the lioness/lion’s behavior before they attack.
