It was tough going trying to pick up the wild dogs this morning. I had the signal good and strong but the area they were in is devoid of any roads over a large area and to get to them I had to bash through thick mopanie scrub.
When I did eventually make it and was just about on them, this female impala came tearing past me. She was tired! She almost ran into my vehicle and in her face I could see the fear. She was exhausted and must have known her time was about to come and now only some miracle could save her.
A couple of seconds later Jiggy came racing past. He wasn’t tired and was now moving it up at full speed.
When I did eventually catch up to Jiggy I found him on an impala kill and one of the pups was with him. How they got to meet up in this bush is always a mystery. And I actually suspect the pup might have brought this impala down.
They fed well and on leaving the pup started his calling. Although the call sounds so mournful, this time it was for a ‘happy’ reason.
Eventually about half an hour later the pack arrived to feed and soon they’d all had enough. Puzzles and Jiggy were allowed to feed a while and then the pups pushed them off. But more and more they’re being allowed to take part in the pup’s feeding ceremony.
With the dogs all stoked and resting as it got hot, I found some unlikely customers to be on the move in this heat. Manyari, Sjambok and Chahwihwi were near Nyari pan. But Manyari seemed restless and kept moving from shade to shade. The boys of course kept following but eventually around midday they gave up and stayed put.
I had the same idea and let them be.
On the way back home I dropped in at Pamushana Lodge to see this little Klipspringer lamb hidden away waiting for mom to come and suckle it. It’s only a few days old and ever so cute.
The dogs, with their full tummies, had little plans for the evening and lazied around a pan into the sunset. The pups played a little but were soon too lethargic to do any more and it was my time to head home.
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