Lions feasting in the Kalahari

We spotted a lone male lion who had been rejected by a much larger pride and followed him for some time. The ranger informed us a single lion would find it very difficult to survive alone by killing prey and this one had been turned into a scavenger relying on eating from the kills of the main pride when he could. Sure enough the lion knew the pride had made a recent kill and all we had to do was to follow him to find it.

The last photo shows the ejected lion and the one above it him scavenging. Shortly after this the main pride arrived and you can see them feasting on what looks to be an eland. The fourth photo up shows the male of the pride on his way to confront the scavenger. The last photo is one of two cubs playing.