Our little elephant sure made a hot entry into the world with temperatures sitting around 40C (104F) for the last few weeks.
And not surprising he doesn’t get around much in the heat of the day. Imagine those soft little feet having to deal with walking on baking hot sands.
While our little herd were spending most of their day in the shade, a bigger part of the breeding herd were down at the Malilangwe dam again where swimming was hot(cool) on the agenda.
And Hartebeest pan was living up to its name when this herd of Lichtensteins Hartebeest came to drink.
So the heatwave continues with no sign of abating. But it does assure me of finding activity at the waterholes. And there’s only so much of that, that I can film.
So with this relative non-activity, except at the waterholes, I’m looking at changing my working times and possibly going into night shift mode again soon. There is bound to be more activity in the cooler hours.
Hey Kim,
I saw some youngsters crossing the dam on the video.
Would the little baby elephant be able to swim accros the dam at his age ?
and some “shona” names
Runako, meaning “handsome”
Mudiwa, meaning “beloved”
Tapiwa, meaning “gift” or “given”
Chenzira, meaning “born on a journey”
Chipo, meaning “gift”
Dakarai, meaning “joy”
Chionesu, meaning “a guiding light”
Sekayi, meaning “laughter”
Sundai, meaning “to push”
Shingirai, meaning “Be strong”
gerda
Thanks for the bird ids, Kim.
A suggestion for the baby elephant - the name of the dam where you found the herd - Malilangwe, or Langwe / Mali for short.
i don’t know if our little calf would be able to swim, but I’m pretty sure he could and would be helped along by his mother and others. But he wasn’t with this herd crossing the dam yesterday. He was way up in the hills.
Those Shona names are great. Now we’re talking.
Malilangwe means ‘call of the leopard’. But maybe Chimbiya, where I first saw the little guy.
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