There is something wonderfully uncomplicated and primeval about watching a lion stalk its prey. The gentle padding towards the putative victims, the careful and close watching, then the pounce.
If you're at all upset at watching all of this redness in tooth and claw, then you'd be well advised to pop out for a biscuit
as the sleek desert lions of Namib tearinto a docile herd of donkeys. The hapless beasts are sitting ducks.
Or sitting donkeys, indeed. Lions have only recently returned to the Namib desert, to the joy of some, including conservationist Flip Stander,
and the consternation of others, notably the tribes who frequently have their livestock ripped to shreds. But, as this excellent film shows,
Stander does his best to try to ensure that the two can co-exist as peacefully as possible.
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