Tjololo 03rd June 2000

The Tjololo Diaries

3rd June 2000
Late afternoon Dale found Shololwane at a pan eyeing out a puffadder swimming. It was rather surprising to see this huge adder enjoying the water. Shololwane’s instincts got the better of his curiosity and he left it, but only after mulling it over in his boyish brain for some time. A rather tempting moving thing, but although a bite to the body would not be lethal, the meat around the bite would rot and never heal. Agony in itself.


After dark Shololwane crept up on some baboons roosting in trees. Each time he moved a big male barked aggressively at him. After several attempts the amateur hunter moved off. Another wise move as baboons have been known to rip apart leopards and more easily such a young lad.
He headed northwest and soon found himself rushing up a tree for safety when 4 hyaena arrived. Realising he had nothing to offer they soon lost interest in him and moved on.
Shololwane moved on too and rested up near Jakkalsdraai Open Area. With a night full of experiences he took to a long rest. We followed suit.
For us a fairly successful filming evening, nothing spectacular, but some pretty shots of Tjololo’s son.
An hour before dawn we were all awoken by rain. We cursed, but it was short lived. All awake now, Shololwane headed north and soon met up with his brother. The boys played, enjoying each other’s company for a while.
Some time after sunrise Shololtoo moved on leaving Shololwane sleeping. Again!

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