Despite their size, Elephant can often disappear for days, melting into the bush. But when they make their re-appearance they make sure they do it properly. This herd came out of the Mopani woodland.
What seemed to be just a small group, turned into out to be several animals. They decided that this pan at the south eastern corner of Banyini plain was a great meeting place and their numbers just kept increasing as more and more Elephant came out of the woodland. What a spectacular scene. One we surely don’t get to see everyday.
Just below the Rhino scene we had yesterday, there is this human figure and what seem to be two animals. The human shot an arrow at the animal figure closest to him but it is very difficult to say what animal it is. There is severe weathering on this painting.
What is very interesting is the second animal figure. What on earth could this be? The whisker like appendages make this very confusing. It seem to have a long neck but surely it cannot be a Giraffe?
Despite all the moisture that Lions get from their kills, it is very likely that they will go and find water after a kill. Because Lions are basically at the bottom of the energy ladder, they need to conserve as much of it as possible. This is the reason why they sleep during the heat of the day and hunt at night.
The drinking ritual is also a time for bonding by rubbing shoulders with your neighbor. Lions are very social animals and will do virtually everything together. Females are the golden thread that keep the pride together and consist of mothers, daughters and grand daughters. Males will wander to defend territories and seek females to mate with to ensure their genes belong to the next generation.
In this all new scene, we find various human figures and animals. Humans armed with bow and arrow. Some seem to be holding animals and other hunting.
One figure that does stand out from the rest, is this one running away from the Rhino.
Could this possibly be a Black Rhino? The head that is drawn quite far from the ground could be an indication of this. White Rhino are grazers and their heads are always close to the ground where as Black Rhino are browsers and more likely to charge as they tend to be much more aggressive.
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