Tarangire National Park 2 (Ashagre)

On Sunday we awoke and had breakfast. We got in the safari car and drove. We stopped when we saw a whole bunch of cars look at something. We got closer and saw lions sitting under a tree next to an important watering hole. We parked the car and watch excitedly. We all wanted to see the lions and the lions hunt. We saw a warthog and the warthog went around the watering hole instead of going where the lions were. The warthog got a drink of water and the lions saw it. The zebra came to get a drink of water but they were scared going down there because they thought the lions were going to attack them when they were getting a drink of water. There was a different warthog and this one went the opposite of the other warthog. When it was drinking water one of the lions got up and walked slowly and was ready to run and bite it. Suddenly the zebra made a noise that was warning the warthog to run away because there was something dangerous coming. Then the warthog looked up and saw the lion coming toward it so the warthog ran away fast. Right before the warthog ran the lion started to run but missed it. If the zebra wasn’t there it would have got the warthog. The lion moved to a new spot on a hill and two more did too. Nothing happened for a long time. Two warthogs came back to the river bed to drink. Then the lions went to get the two warthogs but went too early and the warthogs saw the lion so they ran. The zebra moved to the other side and the warthogs too. Some zebra and warthogs went down and drank for about a minute and the lion ran too early still. The zebra couldn’t decide to go get a drink when the elephants came. The elephant moved the lions to a different spot. Then the elephants left so the warthogs came back and the lions moved to their same spot. When the warthogs were done the lions tried to trap them but failed. So the lions got a drink and moved to new spot under tree. They kept trying all day.

On Monday we saw the lions again but this time they were eating something. I said they are eating wildebeest. We watched the lions eat until the elephants came. The elephants drank water and one elephant was staring at the lions. Then all the elephants were staring at the lions. Then the big elephant walked to the lions and some of the lions ran away. Three stayed behind. Then all of the lions went away. When the elephants left the lions came back.