I had reports late yesterday of lions on a zebra kill near Nyamasikana pan.
At first light I made my way up there and found 3 lions from the Nduna pride still feeding on their zebra mare. The young lioness was feeding on the foetus, almost full term. Presumably mom being heavily pregnant, was an easy target.
As the sun warmed up the lioness tried to move the carcass into some shade from where she could keep an eye on it, but it was too much for her. The young male then tried his luck but also hardly moved it. In the meantime the hordes of vultures in the surrounding trees were getting excited at the prospect of a meal, but weren’t that fortunate as the lions dominated the carcass.
I let them be and with temperatures sky rocketing, I found the elephant herds at the top end of the dam. They were taking full advantage of any mud they could find.
While watching the main herds in the dam, they suddenly all froze and looked to my north. On the way in was a lone elephant cow. So why the big deal? Then I saw the tiny little fellow at her legs. She had a very very young calf and the herds were all excited to see the little guy. Mom kept him protected from too much harassment and only briefly wallowed before moving off to graze.
At Chekwa pan earlier I was surprised to see it totally deserted of elephants. But there were these 3 young White Rhino that came to drink.
The elephants obviously wanted more than just a wallow and a drink, which is why I found them at the dam swimming.
It was a seriously hot day for me. Something I’ll get used to pretty quickly, but having been working at night for some time I’m just not used to it right now. But hey! We survive anyway even though it might not be too comfortable.
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