Lions of Timbavati

[Fredymrt]

from motswari-blog,nov.2016.

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Thursday started off slowly as we once again experienced the warmth of the summer, and by the late afternoon, temperatures were past 37 degrees in the shade.Despite the warm morning, things eventually picked up – our pack of 11 wild dogs made their way south across half the reserve in search of a meal that never came; after they ran into a small herd of elephants, they gave up!A super sighting of a large herd of elephants making there way along the Nhlaralumi ended off a good morning in the south, that also saw sightings of buffalo, giraffe, zebra, impala and kudu.In the east, the two Eastern male lions had joined the Sumatra lioness with her buffalo kill, but disappeared after they crossed the Sohebele riverbed.

The warm afternoon didnt quite have the effect of drawing the larger animals to the waterholes, but impala, waterbuck, kudu, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles and even a rare pair of pied avocets were seen along the Sohebele. Despite loads of water further south on its course, there were no larger animals using it to cool off – fortunately a male lion was found near the buffalo kill, and after a drink and crossing over the river, he reunited with his partner and posed in the open for us, before showing their dominance with a roaring display at sunset. Further west, elephants, rhino, buffalo and the pack of wild dogs were ticked off, but sadly the spots of the leopards remained elusive today.

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