tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post2658375308816917503..comments2024-01-25T15:48:46.155+02:00Comments on .: 10th February: Welcome Back.Motswari Private Game Reservehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697587640077823596noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-7915590924912570482011-02-12T12:01:45.404+02:002011-02-12T12:01:45.404+02:00glad you are enjoying it littlewild :)
@SM - we a...glad you are enjoying it littlewild :)<br /><br />@SM - we are very lucky that the few lodges and guides we have in the timbavati all co-operate and work closely with one another to ensure we all get a fair chance to see the animals...it is definitely one of the advantages of visiting a lodge like motswari; we limit it to 2 vehicles per sighting, so as not to put pressure on the animal, and not to detract from the moment....most of our animals (especially lions and leopards) are very habituated and used to the vehicles, so dont run away, and go about their natural ways as if we were not there...we have to respect them and only go as close as they will allow....<br /><br />sometimes you can do an entire drive and not see another vehicle, but if the reserve is "busy" (that would be 10-15 vehicles in 15,000ha), then there might be a line up at a sighting, where you might only be able to spend 15-20 minutes with an animal before giving the others a chance, but most of the time, like yesterday afternoon or this morning, we could comfortably spend an hour with the animals and leave of our own accord...thus allowing you to get some special photos and memories :)<br /><br />Regards,<br />ChadChad Cockingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-55180342265489523442011-02-12T02:04:20.615+02:002011-02-12T02:04:20.615+02:00Grant,
Thanks for the update. Isnt that the way,...Grant,<br /><br />Thanks for the update. Isnt that the way, you find the white lions and they disappear. <br />When we went to Serengeti our guide found a leopard and no other tours were there, we were there first. Within 5 minutes we counted 16 vehicles to which the leopard got out of the tree and disappeared. That day I was not cursing the leopard... I take it that is the advantage of a Private Game Reserve?<br /><br />SMSafari Maidenhttp://wildaboutanimals.forumotion.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-83890363850945593712011-02-11T23:37:34.105+02:002011-02-11T23:37:34.105+02:00Chad and Grant, I feel as though I have been on a ...Chad and Grant, I feel as though I have been on a massive game drive this evening, I have been catching up from the 8th feb and what a catch up it was. I am so pleased to read that the White Lions are naturally bred wild lions and not captive bred lions. Like WS I am very aware of the captive breeding in the area.<br />The drives and the photo's have had me captivated this evening and I look forward to the next update.<br />Thank you both.<br />littlewid-x-littlewidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935107423749039395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-90237264886471403112011-02-11T23:13:28.343+02:002011-02-11T23:13:28.343+02:00WS - thanks for the comment and the questions :)
...WS - thanks for the comment and the questions :)<br /><br />firstly, a BIG no, these lions are 100% wild and naturally bred and nothing to do with any of the white-lion breeding projects in the area...in fact, the presence of these white lions hopefully throws a big spanner in the works of these projects as it proves beyond any doubt that the white lions are not 'extinct' (besides the obvious fact that they are not a species, just a recessive gene, so cant go extinct)...<br /><br />they were born to a tawny lioness carrying the gene, that obviously mated with a tawny male also carrying the gene...the gene is present in many of the females in the area, it is just a case or need to pair them up with the right gene-carrying males...so one never knows when they will return :)<br /><br />as for the prides released; thankfully none were ever released into the wild areas of the timbavati, and are in the 'semi-wild' on the border of the reserve...i would be most disappointed if they were ever released into the greater area - it would take the magic away knowing that man had had a part to play in their presence in the area...let nature do her own thing and magic things will happen :)<br /><br />hope that helps; but the main point is that these special lions are 2 of only three known WILD, NATURALLY-BRED white lions...there are now reports surfacing about another 2 cubs born into a pride in the south, but that still needs to be confirmed!<br /><br />have a great evening<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ChadChad Cockingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-80592527236746029472011-02-11T20:32:05.268+02:002011-02-11T20:32:05.268+02:00Thanks for the update Grant. I Birds sometimes rea...Thanks for the update Grant. I Birds sometimes really hard to identify so your not on your own. Are the White Lions part of a release Pride, or were they born into the pride from Tawny parents carrying the White Gene ?. I know Timbavati was the only area where they were found untill they were hunted it was thought to extinction in the early 60s, but I believe there have been two prides realeased over recent years with both White, and Tawnt members to increase the gene pool, but I may be wrong<br />WSwhitestarlinghttp://wildaboutanimals.forumotion.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775438753174835106.post-35797470676272179742011-02-11T20:26:13.284+02:002011-02-11T20:26:13.284+02:00A great update - it really made me smile with the ...A great update - it really made me smile with the bird sighting :O)<br /><br />Looking forward to tomorrow's news.Laikipiahttp://wildaboutanimals.forumotion.net/noreply@blogger.com