Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, http://www.go2africa.com/africa-travel-articles/elephant-eaters-of-the-savuti Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Dec 18, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Sue Pearce wrote: > >> Elephants are indeed one of the animals that lions avoid conflict with, >> but not always. On one of her past safaris, my wife saw the results but >> not the actual act. There is one pride of lions in far south Africa that >> habitually kill and eat elephants. It is supposed to be the only known >> pride that can successfully do this. It requires seventeen (SEVENTEEN!) >> lions working together, presumably in harmony, to accomplish this. We can >> guess that they learned this skill over generations, and it is passed >> down from mother to daughter. > > incredible... > non urban legend or reality ?? > I wonder if they do this by default, or they resort to it in dire times, > > Steve >> >> Bill Pearce >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >