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The Wild Dogs haven’t been keeping up their hunting tempo and for the last few days some dogs haven’t eaten.
Today they were again at the confluence of the Chiredzi and Runde Rivers. I’d lost them crossing the river and instead of driving about an hour and a half to get to them, I went walking along the river bank looking for a potential crossing point.

Just then an adult male impala came running along the bank and past me. He was tired but continued down the river bank. A little later a dog arrived following his scent trail, but the dog never found it.

With several dogs milling around on the top of the river bank, I then found a path out the river. As I started climbing out, another male impala came tearing towards, jumped over my head (literally) and down to the river. It was hotly followed by a dog. And just then another male impala came tearing past followed by 2 dogs. But this was the impala’s mistake, running in the soft river sand where their cloven hooves sink deep into the sand compared to the soft pads of the dogs. When they were about half way across the sandy river the dogs had caught both of them. And then it was time for the big feast.

The dogs ended up spending the rest of the day in the river, playing and chasing vultures.
Puzzle’s has been receiving lots of attention recently. Her swollen tummy and enlarged teats provide for a great attraction for the now year old pups. Puzzles just lies there and takes the abuse. Well actually it can’t be abuse as she really seems to be enjoying it!

So far I’ve only found one suitable crossing point on the Chiredzi River and invariably when crossing in the middle of the day there’s some animal to greet me.

I was filming these giraffe coming and going to drink, when this elephant approached from the front. He seemed adamant that I was in HIS way. I had no escape route as I was parked right in the water course and wouldn’t be able to get away in a hurry. The big dude eventually realised what he was up against.