The Wild Source’s Bill Given, a Research Associate of the Denver Zoo who is studying lion/livestock conflict in Botswana has designed and will lead this special safari that is open for just eight participants. Working with extraordinary local guides that are hand-picked by Bill, we will visit the Serengeti in February to see the great migration at its absolute best – the calving season when 400,000 baby wildebeest are born.

Combining this area with the Masai Mara we will have unparalleled opportunities to observe big cats and their fascinating behaviors. While sightings can never be guaranteed this is the best time and place to see hunting behavior of lions, cheetah, and spotted hyena. Fortunately, good densities of predators ensures a healthy wild system and thus these areas are very rich for a full diversity of species and we will enjoy them all during our pursuit of the predators.

This is the quintessential East African safari that most people dream about when they think of Africa — all under canvas with wide open plains! In the classic safari style we have a true mobile tented camp that will move us through some spectacular Serengeti area locations, true wilderness away from crowds of tourists.

We then move onto one of the Serengeti’s finest seasonal tented camps – Lemala Ndutu Camp. From there we finish big at Mara Plains Camp in a private conservancy just outside the Masai Mara ensuring phenomenal game viewing and exclusivity to enjoy the wildlife without crowds of vehicles.

Download a full safari brief here and consider joining on for this phenomenal safari adventure.

Magnificent tiger – fine photo by unifiedphoto (Flickr)

I know everyone that has posted here has written that the lion is the stronger and therefore the winner, but I have to tell you the truth. The tiger would win, and everything on this site is copied and written on numerous sites that I have researched. See original Lion vs Tiger article.

Personally, whoever I saw would win, I would accept that, and I understand why you all think the lion would win.

The lion is the “King of the Jungle.” First of all, it doesn’t live in the jungle, except for the ones in the Gir Forest.

Also, they are not as big as the tigers. Maybe their roar is louder, but I have to tell you, the roar has nothing to do with strength.

I just wanted to add another fact about lions and tigers. The lion can only swipe with one paw at a time because of the weak hindquarters. Also, the myth about the tiger’s stronger hindquarters and the lion’s stronger forequarters is not true.

The tiger has better hindquarters, and the forequarters are the same. People may say that the lion has a more powerful swipe, while the tiger’s fast jabs mean nothing, but rarely does the lion actually land the swipe on the tiger.

Either the tiger is continuously hitting, or it is easily dodging the attacks. And the continuous jabs cause the lion to fall down. I have seen it in numerous videos that people have posted. Also, the mane doesn’t really protect the lion. The tiger easily crushes the thin fur and hits the throat, killing the lion.

I am not at all trying to insult the lion. It is a great animal, and was the first one named the king of beasts, but I’m sorry to say that it has been proven otherwise.

This is a great article, and it goes with what all the others that I have read say.

Sam

Hi Sam.. thanks for the support. You are the first to back my assessment.

But as you infer, my assessment is based on careful research and thought from excellent sources.

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