Yeah, that makes sense given the lion immediately notices the lioness when she shakes her head. Handy trait to have as a predator.

@@spsheridan If you are ever chased by a lion, you know, just stay still... and pray. 😉

​@aristotels_aristotals I really wouldn't want to take this chance, but I'm willing to bet that if I'm being chased by a lion and somehow I was able to turn the tables and start running towards the lion, I bet the loin gets scared, confused and runs away.

@@KBLIZZ333 It could be. They have never seen humans walking or running towards them. But they might not. In July 2018, in South Africa, three rhino poachers were eaten by a pride of lions.

@aristotels_aristotals Ouch. Yeah, I don't remember the details exactly, but I once saw a video many years ago of a lunatic guy messing with wild lions. Laying on the ground near them. When the lions got curious and started approaching him, the man stood up with a roll of toilet tissue in his raised hand, and the lion got freaked out and started to run away. I know lions are usually super confident in their environment. But an aggressive charge from a human might be enough to save a mans life. But I certainly won't be the one testing that theory and possibly winning myself a Darwin Award.

Thanks, Lisa! It was fun editing the video - got to relive the experience.

Yes, it is. We also visited Vic Falls. I'll be posting videos of that as well. The highlight was wading in Devil's Pool at the lip of the falls.

Kudu are one of the largest antelope species with the bulls weighing between 420 and 600 lbs and standing up to 63 inches at the shoulder. They are brown in color and have several thin white vertical stripes on their bodies. They are characterized by their long curvy horns. Our guide pointed out they don’t have antlers that are shed every year. Instead, their horns stay with them for life.

@spsheridan I presume they can inflict serious damage with their horns?

@@fantasticvoyage262 Yes they can. I think this kudu was a smaller one, not a full-grown bull. This group of lions would definitely have the advantage over a single, non-adult kudu.

@fantasticvoyage262 An image of your mom will show up on google

Thanks Larry, and yes it was! The most enjoyable and memorable vacation we've taken yet. I still have a couple more national parks/game reserves worth of safaris to edit the video for. I should finish over the next couple of weeks.

Yes, they are. They're majestic animals who make me wonder what is going on in their brains.

We don't control how close we get to the animals. We were relying on our safari guides who know these animals better than anyone else. They've been doing this job for many years and know how close they can get to the animals safely. We trusted them completely.

Wow, I've never heard of rainbow-colored shadow bands but would love to see that.

Thanks for the compliment Larry, but I think NASA has much better footage of the eclipse than this obscured view.

@@spsheridanLOL of course. 😂 Good stuff though!

Me as well. Where will you be viewing the eclipse from?

@@spsheridan Was planning on TX but now maybe MO.

@@brianbee2869 We'll be near Boerne, TX. You may have better weather in MO.

I'm not sure I can explain it much better than the description under the video, but that is often cut off and needs to be expanded to read the whole description. So I'll expand on it here: Shadow Bands appear as alternating light and dark squiggly bands (like irregular ripples on water) that can be seen undulating in parallel on the ground. The effect is subtle so they are often hard to make out. They won't appear when viewed on most mobile phone displays. The bands are caused by the narrow slit of light from the solar crescent immediately before and after totality being refracted by turbulent air in the atmosphere. Varying degrees of sunlight refraction cause varying degrees of dark and light on the ground.

@@spsheridan thanks yeah I've seen videos of them before but I just didn't see them on the video here.

@@joelyons9808 They are very subtle and difficult to see - more like irregular ripples on water than distinct bands. I see them best when I select 1080 res on the video and view it on a large display. I can barely make them out on my 14" MacBook Pro and I can't see them on my iPhone display.

@@spsheridan i think i can see some kind of 'waves' on the ground but not sure if its it

@@joelyons9808 look harder dude, they're quite plainly visible in this video

Thanks! I was really pleased with how visible they were in the video.

what are they?

@@MrTexan78897 Read the comments and replies below.

Yeah, there's a story behind that. I was concerned about the same thing until at the top of the mountain, I spoke with a guide who works for Mammoth Resorts and also has an Insta360 X3 camera. He suggested that I stick the X3 on my selfie stick out of the gondola to get a view like the one you see. I asked about potential interference with mechanisms above the gondola and he said the gondola cable is farther than you can reach with a selfie stick (unless you had a 10-footer). Still, I was concerned so I pulled in the stick as we approached the drop-off point inside the station.

Thanks, David. My previous 360 camera (Rico Theta V) was not up to this task since it wasn't waterproof or even water-resistant. The Insta360 X3 does well in water conditions and even under water.

Thanks, Larry. We did not move to Poway - my daughter and her family live here and we are visiting.

@@spsheridan That’s great! We are in Scripps Ranch (nearby). Enjoyed your time lapse!

Thanks, Dabur, and Happy Birthday!

With the moon between the Earth and the sun, the illuminated (full) side of the moon is facing away from Earth. The dark side of the moon is facing toward us and it’s too dim to see. Also, since the total eclipse occurred fairly close in time to sunset, the sun was still partially eclipsed as it set below the horizon. At the end of the video, you can see that when the sun went below the horizon, so did the moon with it.

No, I didn't see any features on the moon as it eclipsed the sun. I think glare from the sun's corona swamped out our view of the moon's dark side.

@@spsheridan Thank you

Ha! Thanks, Larry. The tricky part was the wind so I had to find times when it was at its lowest. Hope all is well with you!

@@spsheridan Looked like fun! Yes, we’re doing great! Bought a condo in Waikiki last year and have spent 7 months here this year! Enjoying retirement!

Thank you, Steve! It was fun building it and discovering its deployable parts.