African Lion, Impala – The Tension was Taut

African Lion, Impala

The Tension was Taut During our recent trip to Africa, we found ourselves on a morning ‘walking safari’, trekking through a Zimbabwean woodland. As our path approached an open space in the sylvan landscape, a lioness resting in the forest’s cooling shade suddenly stood up and began moving almost parallel to our course. That, needless to say, was exciting even though she gave us no heed! When the she-cat inadvertently ambled into and surprised a small band of Impala, it looked as though ‘all hell’ was about to break loose. The tension was taut but ephemeral. Instead of creating mayhem, the lioness simply sauntered by the wary antelope. ~ Anecdote and African Lion, Impala capture, The Tension was Taut © Jerry L. Ferrara

African Lion – Wait I Will

African Lion

Wait I Will Wait I will, in the stillBlends my shape, into the ‘scapeEyes that tell, of coming hellI see my prey, in disarrayThen use my skill, to make my kill ~ Poem and African Lion capture, Wait I Will © Jerry L. Ferrara

African Lion/Wildebeest – The Encounter 

African Lion Wildebeest

The Encounter  The encounter was intense. It came unexpectedly with a startling swiftness when the African Lion exploded from the nearby brush and bore down on the bewildered Wildebeest calf. Separated from its mother and the herd, the young Gnu faced a certain demise. Its struggle to survive was certainly spirited, yet not potent enough. In the end, the feline stole its soul. ~ Anecdote, African Lion and Wildebeest calf image, The Encounter © Jerry L. Ferrara 

African Lions – A Typical Feline Gesture

African Lions

A Typical Feline Gesture On a crisp morning in Kenya’s East Masai Mara, a pride of African Lions idly basked in the warming rays of a radiant sun. When finished playing with its mother’s wiggling tail tip, a rambunctious youngster proceeded toward the fore-end of the patient parent cat and gently rubbed its chin and malar glands on the lioness’ face … in a typical feline gesture. ~ Anecdote and African Lions capture, A Typical Feline Gesture © Jerry L. Ferrara