Leão sighting!

Guys guys guys!  

I saw a lion today!  I went out with Kaitlyn this afternoon, and we were almost done with the work we were doing when the guard who was with us said he saw a lion.  We drove over and didn't see anything at first.

This is a picture of the lion, I swear.  The black spot in front of the middle of the tree is the tip of her tail.

We drove closer and got a better view.  As we approached, she got up and walked a few paces before lying back down.  She was limping pretty badly, so Kaitlyn called back to camp to notify Paola (the manager of the Gorongosa Lion Project), who said that we were probably seeing Tripod, a three-legged lioness.  Appropriately named, right?  Tripod is the oldest known lioness in the park at 14, and she hasn't been seen in over a year.  Ahh it was so cool.  We got so close to her, which she wasn't super happy about.  She is, in Paola's words, 'snarly.'  

So close.

Lion sighting = very good day.

Going to bed soon, goodnight!