Elephant calf survives challenges: Video
Published by Wildcaster 1 year, 11 months ago Tags: africa, african birds, animal kingdom, birding, birding african birds, blogumentary, buffalo, documentary, ecotraining, education, elephants, endangered species, flickr, giraffe, GLTP, gonarezhou, Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, lions, malilangwe, marabou stork, mashable, narrowcasting, Open Content Alliance, ornithology, pamushana, peace parks, photos, podcasting, polls, predators, teach, video, vultures, waterhole, white rhino, wildcasting, wildlife, wildlife documentary, youtube, zimbabwe.Where did those lions get to?
Hopefully for them they’re sitting on a buffalo kill. And sorry for me if they really are, but I wasn’t able to pick up any trace of them.
The elephants were in the Albizia woodlands again but at midday headed southeast. All along the way they were dropping in at mud wallows to cool off.
So when they got to Bandama all they really wanted was lots of refreshment and then it was back on the move again.
There aren’t many bulls accompanying the herd at the moment. This could be that they are spending their time more to the south where the grazing is better and the cows are relying on the productive Albizia woodlands to sustain them.
I had a great jog today running along the shores of the Malilangwe dam. I came across about 20 vultures and some Marabou storks milling on the ground but closer investigation didn’t reveal anything. Really don’t know what they were up to. Further on I disturbed 2 buffalo bulls wallowing in the dam and they ran away. I also encountered some impala, zebra and a waterbuck with a small calf. The waterfowl that are usually in abundance around the dam are not there at the moment probably having moved on now that the veld is full of other surface water.
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Is it not a bit risky jogging round the edge of the dam?
Having been at the dam , i remember seeing some wildlife i would not like to run into on foot! especially the buffalo!
what is the percentage of elephants that make it to adulthood? because i know most other animals have it bad. but are predators brave enough to take on a mother elly with a baby?
thanx kim
It’s so nice and open around the dam and so visibility is good. And the main problem with running in to danger is knowing how to react. I think I know a lot of that. I hope so. Anyway haven’t had any hassles and just love jogging out there.
Elephant survival rate is really high. In some areas lions kill elephants, even adults. This have been recorded and filmed in Botswana. Amazing how they get it right. But at Malilangwe the lions have lots of other easier prey.
I’ve never thought of animals as cuddly, but I just wish I could hug little Chipfongwe. What a doll!
Meant that to read never thought of “elephants” as cuddly.