After dark at the ol Donyo waterhole, a buffalo herd and lions find themselves facing one another in a tense night time stand-off. Buffalo are formidable animals and can be extremely dangerous opponents for lions. While lions do prey on buffalo, taking on a healthy adult comes with considerable risk.

Lomanaa arrives at the waterhole for a quiet night time drink, giving us a beautiful close look at the impressive male lion.

Elephants enjoy their night time drink while, in the background, a lion pride waits for an opportunity to approach the water. The adult lions may be hanging back, but the cubs have other priorities - keeping themselves entertained with a little playtime while they wait.

Apparently bedtime is cancelled when Kukuokeli's cubs are around. Under the cover of darkness, the youngsters are full of mischief - playing together, bouncing around the older lions and discovering that a dangling tail is simply too tempting to ignore. Before long, they're grabbing and tugging at the older lions' tails, seemingly determined to test exactly how much patience the adults have.