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~ Here's why the impala mother and fawn were standing stock-still — a pair of lionesses were hunting! The excellent sighting and analysis of their behavior by XU Ni directed our attention to the bluffs overlooking the nearly dry Ewaso Nyiro riverbed where we observed a pair of lionesses surveying the territory. The lionesses beneath doum palms was an impressive sight. They were completely focussed on looking over the area, seemingly indifferent to our presence. Thus it was self-evident why the response of the impala pair was to remain as motionless as possible.