Elias Pirianoy

Lioness with a mongoose

Species
Lion
In Swahili
Simba
Scientific name
Panthera leo
Place
Northern Serengeti

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From the field

I first saw this lioness from a distance. It was in the morning, and we tried to get closer. The moment we got close, we realised there was a banded mongoose around. All of a sudden, the lioness went for it.

Before she caught it, she was just playing with it, pawing, pawing, pawing. But then, because there was a pride of lions around her, she grabbed it and just ran away, holding it in her mouth. It was quite an interesting thing to see.

Listen to me tell it (in English, 0:51)

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