African wildlife adventures live from the bush
Chipfongwe definitely had a different attitude this day and decided he could take me on. He approached the vehicle all on his own, ears spread and trying his hardest to look huge and intimidating. And seemed totally confident in himself, as only Chipfongwe could.
But his sisters are always keeping an eye on him and soon they came to his rescue to save him from further embarrassment.
He’s such a cool dude and going to be quite the boy in his time.
29th August 2000
Not always so lazy again, Tjololo only rested up around midnight for a couple of hours otherwise again moving along his river boundary. I don’t know what got into him but he came across a subadult hippo grazing on the bank and decided it was meal time. He stalked as it slowly moved on back and into the river. That was too much for Tjololo as he seemed mesmerized at this animal disappearing under water. How could it?
At dawn we picked up Tjololo having come out the river but with the bony remains of the head and neck of a bushbuck. Not sure who he stole it from but proceeded to knaw on the nothing forever.
Sable antelope have to be one the most impressive of the African antelopes. Those adult bulls with their pitch-black coats and massive horns that curl almost onto their backs. These make efficient weapons too and have been known to keep lions at bay. The sable go down on their knees and bending their necks to the ground threaten any danger with weapons capable of inflicting a fatal stab!
Sable antelope used to be plentiful across the country and were often shot for rations but with the invasion of cattle ranching their numbers were decimated and today they’re endangered but are making a good come back in protected areas.
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