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Lesson (30 cards)
What was Spiirubaagu’s first polite rquest?
When was this made?
What was the relpy?
“I would like to film a lion killing something.”
As they set out on their vehicle.
“We’ll see.”
Why did Spiirubaagu grow frustrated?
Because he insisted on giving the animals ‘stage directions’ and grew rustrated when they did not understand him.
On which drive did the writer see fresh lion tracks?
Where did he see the lion trcaks?
The last drive with Spiirubaagu.
On the dirt road they were using.
How old were the pug marks?
Was the lion a male?, was there only one lion?
A few minutes old.
There were two lions, who were both ADULT females.
In whose pride were the lions in?
Who was it made up of?
Martina’s pride.
Two adults.
What did the writer suspect of one of the female lion’s?
That they had given birth recently.
What did the writer do to make sure the lions were not in the bush to his left?
He walked a little farther, without thinking how far he was going from the vehicle.
Where was the writer hoping the lions would be?Why?
On the plains to his right, because it would be easier to spot them.
Did the Land Rover have a top?
No, it was an open-topped Land Rover.
What did the writer shot back to the eager faces in the rover?
He told them that their were tracks of litle cubs here.
Where did the cubs go? The adults?
To the bush.
The termite mound.
Why did the writer think he was stupid?
Because he was between a lion an her cubs.
What metaphore was used for getting between a lion and her cubs.
Getting between a lion and her cubs is as dangerous as crossing a busy road with your eyes and ears shut.
Who had just forgotten to look both ways?
The writer.
Had Martina and her sister been seen ripping other animals into several pieces on may occasions?If so by whome?
Yes, by the writer.
Why did the writer feel naked and cold?
Because Martina and her sister were coming towards her.
What did the training help the writer do?What is this eant to do?
Remember that he had to
* Make himeself look bigger and
* Show the lions that he had foward facing eyes like them.
Make them hesitate.
Were the lions coming at a straight line towards the writer?If not what were they doing instead?
No, they were bouncing stiff-legged from side to side, getting incrreasingly closer.
What is almost a sure sign of a mock charge?
The lions bouncing stiff-legged from side to side, getting incrreasingly closer.
What does a mock charge mean?
The will probaly stop before they get to you and back off.
Why was the author relieved?
He was relieved to know that the lions might not kill kim.
How many meters away from the writer did they stop and back away?
About seven meters.
Describe how the lions looked while angry.
How did the writer react?How did the lions react to the writer’s reaction?
- Fur along the spines were erect.
- Their faces twisted into snarls.
- Low growls filed the air.
He took a step back, as they came closer and he tried to roar, but all tht came out was a pathetic whimper.
The lions backed away, with their bellies low to the ground and their focus on me and mine on theirs, when they dtopped teeitching their tails the writer tooka step back again and they charged.
How did the lions come charging at him?Did they back of?Where was he when they did this?
- A bouncing run
- yellow fur and
- a fury of teeth.
Yes, near the vehicle.
