Giraffe are probably one of Africa’s most fascinating creatures. These towering beasts have no social structure and don’t defend their territories. The closest association a Giraffe will have with another is when they browse from the same tree. Males may at times be found together in one specific area, but that would purely be because of food preference.
Females are almost never found alone, except when giving birth and guarding their newborn. Quite interesting, Giraffe are the only animal where the main pair of horns are already formed before birth. These horns will only stand erect after birth has taken place. With no voice or call, it is no wonder that Giraffe don’t keep track of each other and wonder far and wide…
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To round off our paintings from yesterday about the Wilddog pack, we find a single Giraffe just above the pack of dogs. It would be safe to say, that because this Giraffe is on its own, one can presume that it is being chased by the Wilddog. Wilddog will rarely take on prey this large, but it is not impossible.
The Big ears of the Giraffe is a bit confusing. Can it possible be something else?
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To witness lions doing anything other than sleeping, is just pure luck. Lions will sleep for up to 20 hours everyday and only become active in the late afternoon as the heat from the day disappear. This is a time for grooming and bonding with each other and like all children, the cubs will take every opportunity to play.
Adults will on occasion join in the fun after which they most likely will set off on their hunting patrols. Aware that night time is the best time for hunting it makes absolute sense to sleep through the heat of the day, spending as little energy as possible on anything.
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Below the Giraffe and Sable we’ve had the last few days is a drawing of a pack of Wilddog.
These are pack hunters, working together to bring down their prey.It is not clear what is happening. Were the Wilddog hunting the Giraffe?
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The Elephants spent their hot days around Chinzwini, cooling off in the muddy wallows filled by recent rain. The herd seemed to come from all directions as more and more Elephant came for a drink and wallow. The youngsters like always, took the opportunity for loads of fun, splashing and playing in the mud…
Elephant herds can consist of numerous individuals and the herds often split up and go in different directions. It is usually at places like these mud wallows and drinking spots that they meet up again. This is a spectacular affair of greeting. Rumbling, trumpeting and touching each other to strengthen bonds between them.
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Still in the same group of pictures where we had the Giraffe and Sable, we find just below that a very strange almost alien like creature.
Not very clear in this picture. It looks like something coming out of the Jurassic era.
What could this possibly be? The ears are too big to belong to a Giraffe but still the long neck is very clear . The big bulky body is a bit confusing.
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