Tuesday 13 May 2014

12 - 13 May

These past two drives were nothing anyone expected! 
The afternoon drive both myself and Bernard headed towards Annette’s camp and guess what we found… a male Cheetah! Not only was it amazing to find the cheetah but it had a fresh Nyala calf kill. When we arrived he was still resting after the chase but it was not long before he got up and started his feast! We sat with him for quite some time (this is the first cheetah I've seen in three months!).  
Afterwards we headed west for our sun-downers. After our celebration we herd news of honey badgers on triple M, we made our way to the area but unfortunately just missed them as they had scrambled away into the thick cover of the bush. 
This morning we were happy to enjoy any animal as we have seen more than expected. Our expectations were yet to be exceeded! 
Bernard headed back onto Annette’s and found wild dog tracks heading west! He followed the tracks while I made my way to the area and just as we arrived, Bernard found the pack of twelve dogs crossing south into Mala Mala, we had a glimpse of the dogs before they disappeared and that was more than we could ask for! 
Super seven! After the excitement of the wild dogs we encountered an enormous family herd of elephant very close by! We spent a long time with the elephants even after coffee. 
One calf, barely a month old, got brave and tried to investigate our vehicle, one smell of the car and he was out, did not seem like we smelled good. 









Bernard headed west and found the Styx, they were highly mobile. Great morning drive! 

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