This morning the rain was more intense that yesterday and kept me at bay till midday.
I’m not sure how much rain we had but around the house it looked pretty serious. So when I ventured south to look for the dogs I was really concerned about getting stuck in those clays.
Thankfully not much rain had fallen in the south and although conditions were soft, it wasn’t a problem.
I found the dogs to the south east of Chiloveka dam, all still looking rather lean, presumably not having killed this morning.
In the cool weather they were soon on the move and didn’t have to go far before encountering impala. The herd bomb-shelled as the dogs bomb-shelled after them. It wasn’t long and I’d lost sight of them all.
Jiggy being the good hunter that he is, was a prime candidate to follow, but more especially as he’s the only dude with a collar.
He ran a long way west and when I found him, he was already heading back east. No kill! He was soon joined by Puzzles and 4 pups, all being unsuccessful.
10mins later the calls came from the 5 other pups. Without hesitation the pack took off to join them amongst many squeals of excitement. These other pups had killed on their own. After their little greeting ceremony and the hungry pups trying to get their siblings to regurgitate for them, they were all then led back to the kill, a young female impala. It had already been reduced to skin and bone by the 5 pups, but the hungry pack then settled in to slowly devour the rest of the carcass. Well as much as they could, but they just don’t have the jaw strength that hyaenas have to devour the whole carcass. The bigger leg bones and skull they just can’t crunch through.
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