Them puppies were 4 weeks old yesterday and growing fast!
Then Puzzles decided to make things more challenging for me. She moved her puppies to a new den yesterday. Well actually the night before. Sneaky wench.
They’re still in the hills in a cave about 100m south of the old den. I can only barely access the den by vehicle. But visibility into the den is very limited and I now hardly get to see the puppies.
I know soon they’ll be that much more mobile and adventurous out the den.
Hopefully they don’t get too adventurous too soon as there were fresh lion tracks this morning on the track that I’ve made leading up to the den. The tracks didn’t go all the way thankfully. But I suppose it’s only a matter of time before the dogs bump into lions again as I’ve seen tracks in the area several times now. And with Puzzles screaming for food, she’ll surely blow their cover.
This morning the sub-adults went hunting and for the first time, Jiggy stayed behind. It wasn’t as if he was right at the den babysitting if Puzzles wanted to go hunting either. Maybe he just wanted some time out.
The dogs hunting escapades have been really successful recently and yesterday they were seen to kill 2 impala at the big dam.
So my days at the den continue and the dogs come and go. Well actually I come and go too. But it won’t be long and the den will be forgotten as the pack heads out across Malilangwe roaming as they did before, but this time having more than doubled their numbers. No doubt the impala are going to take a pounding this coming year!
Puzzles is such a good mum but where is dad?
Awesome film thank-you, I can never get enough and will never grow tired of watching them. Hek puzzles is inexorable hey!!; well I suppose she is suckling a lot of pups so she needs nourishment. Happy hunting, for you and the dogs.
Josh Penzhorn
The dog regurgitating for her is trying to eat half of his own meal back!
Puzzles looks great!
I hope the lions disregard them.
The colors in the rocks of their new den are stunning. I love those shades of red and gray.
Hello Kim! How long do the pups stay with their mom? And what is the typical lifespan in the wild for these gorgeous creatures? Great footage!
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