After watching a pride of lions waking and stretching, preparing for their evening prowl, we started our drive back to camp with only the dim running lights on. Our driver saw the same pride emerging from the shrubs at the side of the road and stopped, turning off the lights completely. It was pitch dark but we could hear the heavy footfalls right beside us. As another vehicle came up behind their lights caught this lioness beside us. I raised my camera and was able to capture only two quick photos before they also turned off their lights. By the time the third vehicle arrived she was gone, as was the rest of her pride. She is out of focus, but a very clear memory remains of those few seconds in time.

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