Very suddenly over the last 2 days the wild dog pups are now so much more mobile come right to the entrance of the cave. Right up to where I’m sitting.
The great thing is Puzzles doesn’t seem at all phased with me there and will actually move off while her pups play close to me.
Puzzles also seems to have resigned herself to the fact that her sub-adults will in time anyway be playing with her pups, so why not just let it happen now and save herself the hassle of continuously having to chase them off. And the sooner she can trust them, she can leave one behind to look after the pups while she’s out on the hunt.
One of the pups ventured right out on it’s own seeming ready to take on the world out there.
But that was until his big brothers and sisters came bouncing in. The sub-adults just couldn’t resist the little one and all 8 of them were all over it. I couldn’t see the pup for the dust and commotion. They all just couldn’t contain themselves and were overly excited. The sound too, was something else. Eventually after a couple of minutes the little one emerged from the dust cloud none the worse for wear.
So I suppose it’s not surprising that Puzzles keeps them away from the pups when they’re first born as this sort of mass excitement could harm new born pups.
Good afternoon Kim,
After a long time (it has been a busy period) I have again a question;
In Eastern Africa baboons are sometimes killed by lions, is that also the case in Southern Africa?
kind regards,
Douwe
helllooo there! yes lions do go for them in southern Africa. Seen it several times.
Just curious, and being kind of the Devil’s advocate so-to-speak, what would you do if all of the dogs went off on a hunt, including Puzzles, leaving YOU to take care of the pups?
Something interesting to think about.
I would suggest that Kim would go to a supermarket, get a can of puppyfood and …… After dark he calls the cellphone of the Sandman to fly him in to get the puppies asleep.
Oh my gosh, that little puppy bounding out is just too cute!
Laughin at Douwe haha,….:)
But seriously , you’d have to sneak in for a bit of footage !!!
You wouldnt be a film-maker if u didn’t resist such opportunity !!!!
And if Kim hasnt already , then it’s surely crossed his mind
there really is nothing to do. just leave them and they’ll sort themselves out tucked away in the den. of course if big trouble arrived, hmmmm……………..maybe i would, maybe i wouldn’t do something. Will have to see if and when the situation arises.