0 comments Bumi Hills lionesses bite off more than they can chew…

The Bumi lionesses certainly are coming of age! The girls have had an interesting 12 months, against all the odds Delta survived following being caught in cable snare, they have found a male to look after them in the form of  Mandebvu and although she is being very secretive about them, Alpha has had 3 cubs. But they tried to bite off more than they could chew this week when they attempted to bring down an adult hippo on the floodplain near the airstrip! Guests watched in awe on an evening game drive as a hippo burst out of the tree-line at full tilt, heading for the safety of the water with two lionesses clinging to his back who only relinquished their grip at the waters edge. Mandebvu in his usual lazy fashion lay on the edge of the tree-line and watched the whole ordeal unfold without moving a muscle! Had he got involved and assisted his ladies then the addition of his bulk and strength might have led to a very different outcome!