Tag: River

Watch: Lions swim across flooded river as though it’s no big deal

Richard Generally, a tour guide and photographer, captured the remarkable scene on the Rongai River in Kenya.

A safari guide based in Kenya has shared footage showing two male lions crossing a flooded river and emerging on the opposite bank as though it was just a casual swim. (Footage posted below.)

“Three Sankai boys crossing the flooded Rongai River this morning,” Richard Generally, referring to the Sankai Pride, described Tuesday via Instagram.

Lion Lovers shared the footage hours later and cautioned, “Be quick guys, watch out for crocodiles.”

The footage begins with three lions pondering the crossing and two of the three entering the water and being carried swiftly downstream. The two are then shown on the opposite shore, looking back across the river.

Generally assured in the Instagram comments section that the third lion also made it safely across.

The footage was captured in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya.

–Image and video courtesy of Richard Generally

Watch: Yellowstone bear cub crosses river on mom’s back

A guide in Yellowstone National Park has captured adorable footage showing a black bear cub hitching a ride across the Lamar River on mom’s back.

Black bears can easily navigate rivers, but cubs sometimes require mom’s help.

The accompanying footage, captured by Yellowstone Wolf Tracker guide Michelle Holihan, shows a cub crossing the Lamar River on mom’s back and leaping from her shoulders onto the opposite shore.

“What’s the best way to get across the cold Lamar River?” Yellowstone Wolf Tracker asked followers via Instagram. “Hitch a ride on mom!

“We spotted this black bear in the river but her two cubs were hesitant to cross so she went back to get them and one of them climbed onboard for the crossing.”

The Lamar River, a tributary of the Yellowstone River, spans 44 miles through wildlife-rich portions of Yellowstone National Park.

According to the National Park Service, the Lamar River and Lamar Valley are named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Secretary of the Interior under President Grover Cleveland from 1885 to 1888.

–Image is a video screen shot

16 outstanding urban kayaking destinations throughout the US

Paddle your way through the city.

Once in a while, a kayaker might have the thrill of being all alone on a remote, pristine lake. And while this scenario has its obvious charms, there’s a lot to be said for the ease and fun of urban paddling. Whether you live in a city on a river or are just visiting one, it’s often possible to rent a kayak or go on a guided trip, even if you only have a few hours. Exploring by water gives you a unique understanding of the city and a chance to see spectacular skyline views. Experience the magic for yourself at these 16 urban kayaking destinations in the United States.

20 lions drinking in perfect order is quite the video sensation

Video footage showing as many as 20 lions sipping from a South African river in a near-perfect line apparently is worth watching more than once.

Footage showing as many as 20 lions sipping from a South African river in near-perfect order apparently is worth a second look.

The accompanying footage, featured recently on the Latest Sightings – Greater Kruger Facebook page, has garnered more than 16 million views.

The lions, like bar patrons waltzing in for Happy Hour, descend the bank one by one and line up at water’s edge until the videographer says, “I can’t even fit them on my phone.”

The lions keep coming and soon the only sound is their collective slurping.

It turns out to be at least the second time Latest Sightings has shared the footage.

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FTW Outdoors featured the same event in July 2020, shortly after Nadav Ossendryver, founder and CEO of Latest Sightings, captured the footage at the Sand River inside the Mala Mala Private Game Reserve.

A spokesman for Latest Sightings told FTW Outdoors this week that the footage also was featured in a TV show, “Safari Sightings.” The show is available on the People’s Weather channel on DSTV.

Mala Mala is within the Sabi Sand Game Reserve and part of the Greater Kruger National Park ecosystem. Ossendryver and his crew watched elephants drink from the river before the lions began to appear.