Wow! The sadness shown by so many as to Tjololo’s passing away is a true reflection of his fame. Thankfully because of technology Tjololo will live with us for many years to come.
Back in the bush and I’m a happy lad even though it meant working on my vehicle for most of the day. New tyres all round! Not a bad thing as the last ones were down to the canvas. The scouts would joke about the huge ‘snake’ tracks they were finding around the reserve, as my trail from the bald tyres was the same as that of a python.
But I was lucky to get out in the afternoon. The elephant were south of Nduna spread out all over the place feeding mainly on mopanie and the few tufts of grass that were making it through after the rains.
A young bull was splashing in a recently filled pan.
This tiny calf huddled under mom’s tummy while she laid into a Commifera tree.
On the way home the giraffe were on the airstrip. This bull trying his luck with a female.
These Lilly flowers also on the airstrip, only come out at night.
Most definitly continue to post the diaries. It keeps him in our hearts.
Yes, Kim keep posting the diaries please.
Kim,
The lilies are lovely touch. Please keep up the diaries, and also if possible could you name and maybe show some pics of Tj’s offspring? How many are there?
Mo.
I’m with you, Mo … I’d love to hear about TJ’s kids. As I think back on the days with LeopardCam, it seems TJ spent half his life mating … LOL. He really was THE DUDE!
Linda
Mo: The only offspring i knew of Tjololo’s were Shololowane and Shololotoo. both males, so they would have left the area to look for new territories. Tjololo wouldn’t have let them stay. Then also the cub of the Kapen female, but we only knew her as a small cub, so i’m not sure what happened to her. There are of course a lot more of his offspring that only came to light after I had left Mala Mala. So I don’t know about them.
Such a pity we couldn’t keep the family tree going.
Hi Kim,
Thanks for the info, I remember Shololowane and the cub of the Kapen female, Mziggi I think she was called, well I think it’s her cub, I have a pretty clear cam pic of her. Would have been great to have had a record of them all.
Are you still filming the other leopard? I’ve not seen you mention it for a while.
Mo.
Kim,
Whillikers, here she goes again, asking what their names mean? Am guessing parts of their names mean “Son of The One Who Stands Alone.” Ruefully, yes, it would have been fascinating to follow Tjololo’s family tree…. Enjoyed reading the diary entry shortly before his death, about wishing you really knew what had happened between his son, a young female leopard, Tjololo and his most recent lady. Found it interesting that his son was still present and not threatened at that age.
Mo: not working on Khayeni at the moment. She didn’t have cubs. Will check on her again soon.
I only started reading about Tjololo recently and looked forward to reading about hime so much.I will miss this very much and he will truly be missed out there in africa.I love seeing these animals out in the wild and hope they can stay that way for many yrs to come.Rest in peace tjololo