At the moment, the delta is going through a lot of evident changes. Winter is here and the evenings and early mornings are getting significantly colder. The plains are slowly filling up and the crossings are getting deeper due to the flood waters arriving from further north and is now pushing through.
Together with all these environmental changes comes an ever diverse and exciting array of wildlife. Camp Moremi has had an incredible amount of game activity in the area and a lot of it seems to be happening right in front of the camp.
This morning the Earth-Touch film crew advised that the resident Xakanaka lion pride had killed a buffalo not far from Camp Moremi. This was exciting news because during the past week the pride had been moving in remote areas further north of Dead Tree Island. These areas are inaccessible, 
however an area that the buffalo move through, hence the reason the pride had been out of sight for a week. The Xakanaxa lions are a dynamic and exciting pride. There are two males, seven females, and eleven cubs of various ages. It’s an incredible opportunity to be able to observe these lions interact and play with each other. They are relaxed creatures and never seem too concerned by the presence of the vehicles and guests watching them.
During the early morning game drive, the Camp Moremi vehicles went out to see the pride and their kill which they had brought down at sunrise which was just a few hours before the vehicles got to them. The experience was exhilarating for most of the guests. 
The females chewed away and tore at the flesh of the carcass in a determined and hasty manner, while the cubs climbed on top of each other and the carcass, tearing off any amount of flesh their teeth could saw through. The males lazed in the morning sunshine until the remainder of the pride had eaten; they then took their turn to tear off large chunks of meat from the rapidly shrinking carcass. The pride ate the remains throughout the day, occasionally strolling down to Jesse’s Pool for a much needed drink, with their heavy bellies almost touching the ground.
Just before the end of the day the spine, skull and pelvis were all that was left of the buffalo. The adults lay on their backs in the dusk sunshine with enlarged, achingly full stomachs while the cubs tried their luck at suckling from the unhelpful and exhausted females. Some of the cubs desperately tried to get some attention from the drowsy males, but didn’t succeed.
It was an incredible opportunity to be able to watch the interactions and personalities of the pride; one could certainly never get tired of watching these awesome and powerful creatures.
These Sightings have been viewed at: www.sunsafaris.com/campmoremi.html
