It ended up being a late night last night, so I struggled to get an early start. I knew I wanted to swing past the den to see how the hyena cubs were getting along, on route, I checked out another old den hoping to find the other two cubs. It was a negative on any activity there, but I caught a herd of buffalo at Sosigi Dam - I’ve really been on a ‘dam’ mission the past few days.
At the den there was a whole lot of moaning going on, then out of the den came one, two…three cubs. I’m not sure about the fourth cub; we’ll have to keep watching. There weren’t as many adults around this time, so the cubs kept hounding mum.
Then their curiosity took control and the cubs walked over to my vehicle to give it the once over. The little guys have that same typical hyena walk that their parents have and are even developing a few spots on their legs. As the morning drifted away, a third “Jack in a Box” popped his head out of the den, so cub number three has miraculously returned, I just wonder where number four is.
Kim filled me in on a radio conversation about our black rhino with no ears. There was a group out on a walk today and they were tracking black rhino, they came across old no ears lying on the ground. Thinking that there was something wrong with him, they called it in to get someone to check him out. Turns out that he just seems to be a deep sleeper, or it might be that he can’t hear as well as other rhinos. After he awoke, he stood up and trotted off.
You would think those cubs would stop wrestling so close to the mouth of the den - they keep falling in! And I’m glad my niece & nephew don’t think gnawing on my leg is a fun game! The cubs are so cute, though.
I just like to say it how I see it. Take care.