http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html With lions, you got the feeling that they know the drill. Walk slowly across the grass until a pride of vans congregate. Approach the shade tree, lie down, and be photographed. One wonders if there is a set fee, say, one gnu per van. In one instance, a lion approached the van and tried to cross the road, but one of them pulled in front of him. After a moments pause, he walked past our van—close enough for Helen to touch. She decided not to pet the kitty. The encounter is shown in the video below (Firefox, only). http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#0 4b207116-5ee6-4da4-891a-960bf9c108d1 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060752/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060752/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The King of the Beasts<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">surveys his domain</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#1 333e351d-7639-419e-ac04-1d4e09a61490 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060846/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060846/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">One of his babes</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#2 f68b2c86-56bf-4d83-a4b5-359c2429e8fd http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060870/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060870/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#3 91cda37b-3cce-4ce1-a721-216556d07e9d http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060879/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060879/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Finding new shade</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#4 41490795-456e-4129-ae7e-172fbda40387 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060891/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060891/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Completely unfazed<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">by the onlookers</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#5 307c57bb-ce36-47e9-93cd-3d27ac635b7a http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060917/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060917/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"/></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#6 5b9489cb-1b58-4522-9f4d-f5887c6c085c http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060980/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/P1060980/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Two lions approach our van and ... </p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#7 796af675-06f4-4560-b20e-7e326315c01b http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/Lion%202/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/Lion%202/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">...he stops to check out the convoy...</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions.html#8 af965d87-94a3-4530-a1e6-1786dc731287 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/Lion%203/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Tanzania/Lions_files/Media/Lion%203/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_194_32"><div class="style_2"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">...then walks on past our van.</p></div></div>