The waterhole at our lodge continues to bring a wealth of
wildlife. After lunch yesterday, these two Cape Buffalo came in for a drink.
This guy was trying to roll in a tiny section of mud.
And this is the result.
Then an Elephant came in and didn’t just want a drink. It spied a green plant next to Peggy’s
hut and was eating away. It was so close to the deck.
This little Klip Springer also came in for a drink.
Our game drive yesterday afternoon was amazing. It started with a small pack of African Wild
Dogs. This is the most endangered species
in the park. Unfortunately a group of
lions killed two pups just before we saw these guys. Very sad.
We then saw Red Hartebeests, a new sighting for both Peggy
and myself.
After that we came upon the pride of lions that killed the
African Dog Pups. There were two males,
two females, and 4 seven-month old cubs.
Mom and Dad were completely sacked out, but the cubs wanted to play.
Dad wakes up for a second--literally. Not sure how I got this photo.
This little guy was trying to get mom to wake up.
We had a beautiful sunset and went back to see the
lions. One of the males was awake.
On our game drive this AM, we started with 2 black
rhinos. They are very rare for this
park and also in Africa. Aside from a size difference, the black rhinos
eat leaves so their heads are up higher on their bodies.
The white rhinos eat grass—thus the lower head.
We were able to track the two male lions from a few days ago
at the giraffe carcass. They had gone
for water in different directions and were trying to find each other.
It took a while, but we finally found the 2 male cheetahs we had seen before, taking a rest. Their stomachs were much bigger than we had seen before.
We had lots of Zebra throughout the drive.
When we came back for breakfast, more Cape Buffalo at the
watering hole. I love this place.
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