Good times for elephant: Video

The elephant are having it really good at the moment.

Just about wherever the elephant are and which ever way they turn there’s plenty of food around.

Most animals are doing well at this time of year. The herbivores of course, because of the new flush of leaf, and the predators because of all the new young afoot.
But as the bush becomes denser and the youngsters grow up things will get tough for the predators until the dry season is again upon us.

We had fun with the girls today. A herd of buffalo were at Makeche and weren’t hanging around for us. But a white rhino cow and calf continued to graze in the area. I took the girls and we stalked up to get a closer look before the wind gave us away and the rhino bolted.

The girls weren’t convinced the characteristic slit-shaped hole in the sand on Banyini was made by a scorpion. So we dug away and about a foot down found a huge lad. It was dark and had a small sting and big pincers. Not the very poisonous Parabuthus.

When temperatures raced towards 100F we all nearly took a mud wallow at Chekwa pan. No doubt that is bound to happen if the days get hotter.
At sunset I surprised this black rhino bull in a wallow. He shot out the wallow and then like a lone warrior stood there trying to locate me. Their eyesight is really bad so they rely heavily on scent and sound. Eventually I gave away my position and snorted. He jumped to face me and then bolted.