The past few weeks have been dominated by big cat sightings and predator kills. There has been much excitement about the possible shift in lion pride dynamics within the Klaserie. The Ross pride breakaway females were seen sharing a kill with an older, unknown lioness and all of this big cat bravado has been documented on a series of blog posts. Big cats, birth of young mammals and the death of unsuspecting plains game at the hands of predators has influenced our week in pics. But today it’s time to celebrate the gentle and smaller creatures of the Klaserie. These are the more obscure creatures, the ones often ignored in favour of the big five!
There’s an entire eco-system and relying on the important function that the smaller creatures of the Kruger play in the bio-diversity of the area. And there are budding ornithologists out there simply dying to browse through our incredible photos of brown-crowned tchagras, snake eagles and scatterlings of rattling cisticolas.
nDzuti Safari Camp reported an influx of giraffe herds on the move. We suspect they are journeying down to the main dam, which is akin to a busy airport. Giraffe herds gain most of their moisture from the leaves of trees, which means they only need to drink once every few days. Due to the harsh winter and lack of rains, the need to seek out available water sources becomes a necessity.
nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot have seen an abundance of elephant and buffalo herds at Twala dam and Africa on Foot has enjoyed plenty of elephant encounters while out on foot. The highlight of the week is a curious and unusual incident involving a honey badger and an aggressive lioness. We are saving this story for next week when all shall be revealed…stay tuned!
We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy !
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