We were so fortunate to see Magilani and her 2 cubs in August. We saw her almost daily at her usual time of around 6:30 pm. Her cubs were curious at first to see who we were and what we were all about. Initially, she was also wary of our presence but eventually settled down and sat near us after realising we were not a threat. After 2 years of trying to get good identity photos of this special female, we have finally managed and a bigger bonus is seeing her cubs for the first time.
Observing and photographing lions in community areas is hard and we have only had about 30 sightings over the last 2 years. This has been the best month so far and we are thrilled to have finally observed this beautiful female and her cubs. We also had good fortune with our camera trap which took a great photo!
Magilani
Her 2 young cubs
One of the cubs
Captured on camera!