Daily Archive for November 29th, 2008

As the sun was beginning to set I saw some Spotted Hyenas on the road. It wasn’t long and I was lying on the gravel taking photos and interacting with the creatures. They have some real personality, that is until the lady of the clan staggers out the bush, then its time to fall in line.

They dashed off into the bush and I drove to Sosigi dam nearby – there they were not wasting any time, wallowing in the water.

What I found interesting was that a different clan of Hyena arrived from the opposite side of the dam and there was no interaction - or defending of territory. It was like a neutral ground agreement. After watching them clown around, the sun set and the mood changed – it was time to hunt. There were two impala close by totally oblivious to the Hyena being there. The hunt was on and I tried to get on film what I could.

This morning the scandal had ended when I tracked down our Lion pride. It was time for a heart to heart, put the past behind us, kiss and make up for Manyari and Sjambok.