Kenya and Tanzania -- Oct 2012 -- Part I of III

Lion is not in this photo, but it is in the seqence I took while we were following the line. Most of these animals seemed aware the lion was around. They kept an eye on it, rather than trying to move away. I suspect if one had started to run, that might trigger a chase reaction in the lion.

I said they "kept and eye" on the lion. That may not be the case for the wildebeests. I heard later their eyesight is not good. They sense predators largely by smell -- and by reacting to other animals near them. If the other guys move away, the wildebeests move away too, even if they don't smell danger.