"On June 4th, heading back to camp from the airstrip we sighted the sub-adult males from the Kubu Pride. The lions had spotted a herd of about 1000 buffalo streaming out of the Mopane on the way to a drink. An old limping bull caught their attention and the hunt was on. As the lions approached, the bull caught scent of the hungry nomads and ran off into the safety of the big herd. This huge herd of buffalo was segmented into groups of between 100 to 150 animals, as they emerged from the Mopane, thus giving the lions an opportunity to test each individual herd. The pride were unsuccessful in their first three attempts of breaking the herds, but lucky at the fourth when a calf stumbled, enabling one of the lions to grab it out of the fleeing herd. What amazed me immensely was the arrival of another herd who headed straight up to the feeding lions. Just stood and watched a few metres away as the lions fed on the calf. A cow frequently ran up to the lions, horns forward, but was soon stopped by an aggressive growl and a slashing tail..."