Freezing start.
I was up early dressed in many many layers of clothing and sitting deep in my sleeping bag as I drove out to Nhoro pan where we were going to be inoculating a pack of hyaenas. And by golly was it cold. I know there wasn’t any ice on the road, or snow on the trees but the windchill was well well below. AND you have to understand, us Africans just can’t handle the cold.
Well the hyaenas did pay us a visit but weren’t interested in hanging around for some idle chatter while we darted them. So we had no joy there.
The news on the Mupanigawa pack continues to be sad. Cracker-Jack was full of the rabies virus this afternoon and I had to put him down. That now leaves the pack with only 7, and 2 more dogs are possibly showing signs. It’s all just too sad.
And very sad for my daughter Lindy, 11. She and Penny, 9, always take much delight in naming new pack members or hyaena cubs and lion cubs. And now Cracker-Jack was Lindy’s last dog.
Penny too only has one pup left, Brownie, who for now is looking fine.
So the dogs headed off hunting with yet another member missing. This no doubt puts more pressure on their hunting success.
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