Watch Lion Cub’s Innocent Tail Tug Turn Into A Life Lesson

A playful cub with the tenacity of a curious child took centre stage in an early morning game drive, just outside Satara Camp in the Kruger National Park on 15 January this year.

Chris Tosi had overslept, heading out at 5 am, instead of 4.30 am, when the camp gates open for tourists to go game viewing. However, it was just as well: half an hour earlier, it might have been too dark to see a pride of majestic lions in the early morning light, just outside the camp’s gates. It’s Never Too Early In The Day To Play Enchanted by the scene ahead, Chris eased to a stop beside another vehicle. Engines off, both drivers knew better than to interrupt the peaceful morning gathering, especially not a large male lion, which was sleeping peacefully alongside the road.