Wildcast

After the long day yesterday I just wasn’t able to make it out this morning and with lots to catch up with in the office I called it a day, and unfortunately didn’t get out into the field. Office bound never excites me.

But midday yesterday I ventured east to pick up briefly on the elephant. One-Tusk was near Bandama pan with her family and no male escort, so she’s not coming into oestrus.

They were grazing and her grandson was testing out this stuff that granny was eating. He wasn’t able to pull the grass himself but picked up on that discarded by others.

So engrossed in trying to work out this grass thing he suddenly found himself left behind and went careering after his mom. Not that she was that far off, about 15m but that was too far for him.

I left them and at the pan north east of Chivi the herds just kept coming. Even in the cool weather there were still some boys who just had to swim. Boys will be boys.

I didn’t stay long as I needed to get back to Whiskey in case he got on the move.