The first drive of the new month started off well, and there was no need for any April Fools jokes today!
We had some giraffes fighting on the airstrip, side-striped jackal, and a good number of waterbuck sightings around the Sharalumi, and then some really nice elephant around Makulu dam – including a mature female doing her best to chase a pesky young bull away from her herd! Some of the herd made their way to the dam for a drink and a quick swim, before wandering off.
Herald found Kuhanya female leopard near Peru concrete crossing, as well as a large herd of elephant up north. Johannes also managed to locate Mangadjane male leopard this morning. While tracking him, Johannes could see where he had eaten a warthog, but finished it and moved off. Johannes knew he was close when he found the leopard’s tracks on top of my vehicle tracks in an area I hadn’t drive long before!
The trackers also unfortunately tracked the Sohebele pride of lions off the property as the pride moved back to the north; something they seem to be doing on a regular basis. They will hopefully return to the Timbavati in the next day or two.
I will be driving again on Friday, so will post some more updates then.
Cheers
Chad Cocking
Motswari Guide
We had some giraffes fighting on the airstrip, side-striped jackal, and a good number of waterbuck sightings around the Sharalumi, and then some really nice elephant around Makulu dam – including a mature female doing her best to chase a pesky young bull away from her herd! Some of the herd made their way to the dam for a drink and a quick swim, before wandering off.
Herald found Kuhanya female leopard near Peru concrete crossing, as well as a large herd of elephant up north. Johannes also managed to locate Mangadjane male leopard this morning. While tracking him, Johannes could see where he had eaten a warthog, but finished it and moved off. Johannes knew he was close when he found the leopard’s tracks on top of my vehicle tracks in an area I hadn’t drive long before!
The trackers also unfortunately tracked the Sohebele pride of lions off the property as the pride moved back to the north; something they seem to be doing on a regular basis. They will hopefully return to the Timbavati in the next day or two.
I will be driving again on Friday, so will post some more updates then.
Cheers
Chad Cocking
Motswari Guide
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