The sun was setting over the Thanda Safari, a luxury private game reserve in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (thandasafari.co.za). Shocks of gold brushed the African plain and the two lions mating mere feet from the safari vehicle. The lovemaking lasted only about half a minute. The female, aglow in the amber light, growled, shrugged off the male, then turned around on her backside. The male walked a few steps away and roared in staccato bursts across his domain.
I gasped and grabbed the hand…