Stalking the Lioness Stalking Her Prey

She's so fluid. Lying down, not a muscle twitches, as her eyes are riveted on the antelope grazing 300 yards away. They can't see the lioness, but we can because we are sitting motionless in an open Land Rover ten feet away. "Keep quiet and don't put anything - even a camera lens- outside the jeep and she won't pay attention to us," says our ranger guide, Justin. Muscles so supple that you can barely see them moving, the lioness rises, sniffs the air, then quietly moves a hundred yards closer, settling down behind a bush. We're stalking the lioness who is stalking her prey.
Photo © L Friedland