Not exactly a takedown of a wildebeest or the usual NatGeo material, but cool, nonetheless. We watched a pride of lions take down a wayward Banded Mongoose, when we were in the Serengeti. Times are tough in the dry season and food is food.
Mongoose moves, out of frame... His first (and ultimately last) mistake
Lions Hunting a mongoose by Brian Hampson, on FlickrFirst chase - Mongoose escapes by mere centimetres
Lions Hunting a mongoose by Brian Hampson, on FlickrFull out chase when one finds him again....
Lions Hunting a mongoose by Brian Hampson, on FlickrTwo of the cats going head to head chasing that mongoose:
Lions Hunting a mongoose by Brian Hampson, on FlickrSuccess - a small snack
Lions Hunting a mongoose by Brian Hampson, on FlickrMy only wish was that it could have been closer. These were all shot at 400mm. Pretty exciting for a such a small "event", personally.
The rest of the shots from that day
