I had witnessed mating lions, soared over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon and completed my sighting of the big five and it was only day two in the worlds most famous national park. But in the Serengeti there is always more to see…

My heart was set on lion cubs. And apparently the Serengeti fills more of my hearts desires than any man…

As we set out on our second safari we were in for some more wildlife treats. It was a short drive to one of the cutest (yet dangerous) sights I had witnessed.

First there was one cub. Then there were four. (And then there was the dead zebra carcass but we will get to that later…)

I am not the kind of person who finds human children cute. Unless your kid is wearing bow tie I am not going to call it cute. But apparently I feel very differently about lions. These baby killers were gorgeous. (I’d like to see them in bow ties).

Just like any baby, these cubs were charmingly clumsy and irritating to their mothers. They jumped, rolled and fell over more times than I could count and I don’t think I could ever have gotten tired of watching them play.

But all babies need to eat, and soon we spotted lunch. Lunch had definitely seen better days. The dead zebra carcass poked out of the long grass and we watched one of the mamma lionesses share the meal with her frolicking young. Although watching a kill is a wildlife highlight, I was kind of grateful we made missed the whole ‘RUN ZEBRA, YOU’RE DEAD’ part of the day…

Not far away from the mums and bubs gang were more lionesses, enjoying the afternoon off as they lazed around in the sun. Some were less than two metres away from our truck and it was spectacular to witness these wild animals so close and personally.

As we continued our drive we then saw the scavengers, the beasts of the sky – the vultures. These birds really on the other animals kills to have leftovers to feast on. These boys had gotten lucky today and had scored a gazelle.

Watching vultures eat lunch isn’t quite as cute as watching baby lions eat lunch…

As with all days in the Serengeti, the end was magnificent. There is nothing that compares to a Serengeti sunset. Nothing at all.

My second safari had been a success and I would have slept like a baby if an elephant wasn’t outside my tent eating my breakfast…