She Lost Her Own
The lioness just lost her cubs to a male from a competing pride after her territory was invaded and her cubs were slain. This young calf had been adopted because she was heartbroken at their death, and it now served as a stand-in…
It Wasn’t What We Imagined
It’s understandable if you expected the lioness to eat the antelope for breakfast. In fact, Donovan was looking forward to it: “But it never arrived and began cleaning the calf.” You never know what will happen next in nature because it is so mysterious.”