A Lion in my Tent - Kgalagadi BTS Ep1 - Camping with wild animals - 4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2021
- Behind-the-scenes video of our wildlife filming trip to Botswana in May 2021. A scary experience when a lion walks into our campsite in the early morning. Episode 2 and 3 are here: • A Lion in our Campsite... and • Mating Lions & Cheetah... .
In this episode, my brother-in-law Andy and I travel overland from Hermanus (near the Southernmost tip of Africa) to the Kalahari. We drive through the Karoo, enter the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, then take the 4x4 track across to Mabuasehube in Botswana.
Early in the morning after our first night camping, a young male lion wanders into our campsite, gives us a fright, then walks into our tent and proceeds to rip up our things.
We also film a very cute lion cub and a brown hyena and spotted eagle owl visit our campsite.
While a lion in one’s tent is rare, lions commonly enter camps in the Mabua area because uninformed visitors leave taps running or bowls of water out for them, rather than leaving them live normal lives in their natural habitat. Most visitors sleep in roof-top tents or caravans, so they are relatively safe.
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Wow, what an experience! Great video too😊
Loved the dramatic re-enactment 🤣
😁thanks
Some of the best ever photography I have seen. Thank you, we feel privileged to be able to share this stunning part of Africa with you. Keep filming!
Thank you. We will
ah, who minds a bit of lion slobber on one's pillow? Maybe next time just always keep in mind to zip up 😆
Trust me we zip up obsessively now 🙂
Absolutely love this❤️great video of my favourite place in the world
🙂 glad you enjoyed it
I have watched hundreds of videos of game drives and this is the very first time that I have seen a cub flehmen grimace. Thank you so much for this upload!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
Yes i observed that too, very interesting and cute!
What a beautiful experience
Beautiful but scary 😂
Most definitely but we live for these moments, we just need to stay alert, stay safe at all times, it’s only bad that mabua lions are slowly and painfully getting accustomed to people….
@@ExpeditionBotswana yes. it is a big problem.
@@MovingPicturesAfrica True
By the way i just discovered your channel, Keep unleashing this amazing content..
BEAUTIFUL SO STUNNING 🙏🥰🙏
amazing
A close call. Great vid
Thank you
What an adventure... great video!
Thanks Ruud. It was certainly memorable 🙂
Such an amazing experience for sure but it's not good when wild animals get this curious. It could become a problem in this reserve.
You are right. People often leave water out for the lions there, which is really not a good idea, and is probably the cause of the problem.
Such a great video! I love the footage you obtained, both the cub and the temporary tent visitor. I do hope you both have a way to protect yourselves. Music starting at about 2:18 is beautiful. Thanks for showing us Botswana.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@MovingPicturesAfrica I''m young and I have cancer. Although an African Safari is on my bucket list, I won't realistically get there. However, I can tag along with your adventures from my own bed. Your work is so well done.
Hectic …. We do tend to become too complacent out there. Great video and reminder.
Yeah, we've become a lot more careful since this :)
Excellent video. I enjoyed it. Did you keep anything with teeth marks to show your grandchildren? Maybe the chair?
Thank you. I actually still use my bag that was ripped by the lion. I'll probably keep that 🙂
He is in the age of to be a nomad lion
Nice adventure but why a plastic tent where you know lions are likely to visit?
I've always felt pretty safe in a large tent, whether it is canvas or synthetic. If a lion wants to get in to a canvas tent, it will manage. But after this trip I have decided that canvas is a good idea, just so animals don't rip the tent wall by mistake.
Haha
I would sleep in the truck 🚙 lion 🦁 is a sub adult male looking to get into mischief
Yup. We did spend a few nights in the car after that 😁
Should have chased him off right away. He needs to fear humans otherwise he may kill or injure someone and then he will be killed by the rangers. No good for anyone. I don't understand why people can't see that.
Yes. I think you are right.
Its against the regulations.You might be signing up yourself for a cat bite if you harass the poor cat.
@@monnimatlala100 It will be a poor cat if it attacks someone and the park staff have to kill it.
Bit of a silly discussion in my view. Look, this is THEIR territory, not ours. Lions are naturally curious cats and not as shy as leopards etc. So scaring them of is kind of pointless. The only thing you can do is seek shelter in the vehicle, and ALWAYS be prepared for such an encounter and a possible escape route.
Chasing him away is actually a futile thing to do and something i would advice against. Encountering wildlife whilst overlanding is an inevitability, Lets follow the rules and stay safe..