16th June 2000
It was a good thing that Tjololo headed into Kruger early in the evening, as this left us free to hunt for other action.
Our luck was in when we bumped into Tjellers. She’s looking very well and eventually killed an adult female impala. She fed immediately. Only some 15 minutes later 2 hyaenas arrived. Tjellers left the carcass on the ground and moved off on hearing her approach. But these 2 thieves were already bulging at the seams and ambled in to the carcass feeding casually. Not the usual feeding frenzy that we invariably see among hyaenas. They were soon satiated, something hard to believe, and moved off. Tjellers snuck in and treed the carcass.
Before dawn Tjololo was back on Mala Mala already heading north. He seemed tired taking a casual stroll and resting soon after sunset.
It was really great to see Tjellers again after so long, especially when we had spent 2 whole years with her in the past and know her so well. She’s such a pretty leopard and we hope she is able to have another litter soon, fathered by Tjololo.
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