Did the rain give the dogs an added advantage this morning?

Before dawn, about 20 minutes after leaving camp, there was lightening in the west and then we were being poured on. We had little time to prepare for it and just managed to get a tarpaulin over us and the equipment before the downpour. But being bent under a plastic tarpaulin with all of us breathing in there adding to the humidity, we soon found ourselves in a sauna and soon the moaning started. Luckily it didn’t last and we were soon on the trail of the dogs again.

Passed out

They hunted successfully this morning and even possibly last night. We found One-Eye with an adult female impala he’d killed himself, but realising the others might have killed elsewhere we headed off to look for them. They were all spread out on an area of sheet erosion looking extremely well fed.

Skrik watching camera

Not long after our arrival, One-Eye was on the scene and being greeted with much enthusiasm. The other adults took his cue and were soon back tracking back to his kill.

Teething

With such a feast the dogs did little else for the rest of the day and back at the den near Chimbira they were a fat happy lot lazying around.

Toffee


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6 Responses to “One-Eye kills: Video”

  1. Gravatar Icon 1 Toni-Ann

    Really love seeing these video clips Kim. What are your plans ? are you doing documentary on the dogs? Been too busy with my work to spend time living vicariously through yours!

    Best success in all your endeavors and thanks for letting us peak over your shoulder.

    Toni-Ann

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 Wildcaster

    Yes while I’m at Malilangwe over the next 4 years or more I hope to produce a number of documentaries, including the wild dogs for sure. Others on the list include elephants, lions, ground hornbills, leopard, baobab tree and probably hyaenas again.
    Cheers

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Susan Walker

    Yes thanks Kim for being able to have a daily dose of what we all wish was our world. Ex Kirkmans and still hanker over the good old days.

    Thank you for your dedication and passion for wild life and sharing it with us.

    Sue

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Wildcaster

    Hi Sue
    Glad you’ve joined the safari. What you up to now?
    Cheers
    Kim

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 Susan Walker

    Hi Kim, moved down to Cape Town to work at The International Hotel School.

    Chat to Fyn once in a while, you might remember him. Still in contact with a lot of the guys. Addy is married and expecting twins, just moved up to JHB. Gina and Pops are married, I even bumped into Brandon Ford a while back.
    66 Frans is apparantly in Stellenbosch also married.

    All is good.

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Wildcaster

    Hi Sue
    Thanks for the update.
    Good luck down there.
    Cheers
    Kim

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