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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
Unread postPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:19 am 
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What about Cape Clawless Otter? :huh:

Saw my first one ever in March 2010 in the Sabie River! 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Flutterby wrote:
What about Cape Clawless Otter? :huh:


Is this family of the Cape Toothless Stormer? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Walloceros wrote:
Flutterby wrote:
What about Cape Clawless Otter? :huh:


Is this family of the Cape Toothless Stormer? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:


Nope. Of the Speedless Cheetah. :whistle: :whistle:

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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:clap: :clap: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Location: Ruimsig, Gauteng
Leopard - 20
Cheetah - 9
Wild Dog - 46
Serval - 1
Honey Badger - 1
Black Rhino - 8
Civet - 1
tsebebe - 3
sable - 7
Genets - 8
WTM - 1

Think thats it

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
Unread postPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:57 pm 
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Location: Vrikin stad ek haat dit!!!!! wil weer trug Nelies toe gaan!!!!
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Pangolin


what is a pangolin

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Hi WL

In Afrikaans - Ietermagog

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Hi everybody
Here goes

Lion-54-(1 KILL!) 51 Kruger, 3 other
Leopard-13-(1 KILL!) 12 Kruger, 1 other
Cheetah-1 Kruger
Wild Dog-6 Kruger
Brown Hyena-2 Other
Side-striped Jackal-1 Kruger
Clawless Otter-1 Kruger
Roan Antelope-Herd Other
Sable Antelope-Herd Other

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Location: PnP (Phallies and Pretoria)
Leopard - 0!!! Have missed many by seconds! :evil: :evil:
Cheetah - 6
Wild Dog - 20 to 30
Sable - 3
Tsebebe - 4
Black Rhino - 0!!!!
Serval - 1
Honey Badger - 2
Civet - 1
Genets - 2
AWC - 0!!!

My mission in May is Leopard and Black Rhino!

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Location: Unfortunately not in KNP so I had to settle with Jo'burg
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I started to think back but 32 years of the park adds up to a bit more but these are the more recent ones (about 4 years) that I can remember...
Leopard - 24(Kruger 2 on kill)
Cheetah - 18 (Kruger 1 on kill)
Wild Dog - 15(Kruger)
Serval - 3 (Kruger)
Caracal - 1
Honey Badger - 4 (Kruger)
Brown hyena 0
African Wild Cat 4 (Kruger)
Black Rhino 3
Civet 2 (Kruger)
Side Striped Jackal 1 (Kruger)

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Location: Scottburgh
Leopard - 8 (All Kruger)
Cheetah - 3 (One sighting in Kruger)
Wild Dog - 0 (No Luck yet)
Serval - 5 (all Kruger, 2 at Day Time, 3 on Night Drives)
Caracal - 0 (No Luck yet)
Honey Badger - 4 (all Kruger, on One Trip)
Brown hyena 0 (Havent been to KTP)
African Wild Cat 2 (Kruger Night Drives)
Black Rhino 3! (All Kruger)
Civet 7 (all Kruger)
Side Striped Jackal 0 (No Luck yet)

Hoping to update these statistics sooon... :thumbs_up:

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
Unread postPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 12:24 am 
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Hi Guys,

Im 50Km from Addo, and I frequently travel teh old dusty gravel roads at night to see whats what.... Here are few (including whats in addo)

Bladck Rhino - 2 Bulls, Mother and calf - Addo
Aardvark - Outside Addo, 11pm gravel road.
Bat eared foxes - Mum, Dad and 3 kits - Outside Addo
Numerous Porcupines, although one BIG one (estimated 15kg+) Addo and Roads
Pouched Mouse - Addo
Caracal - 3 in Addo, 3 on roads @ night.
Leopards - NONE in Addo, found scat, and pug marks in Patensie area in Mountains.
Blue Duiker in and around Addo.
Warthogs - common in Addo, but saw them on dusty road, on way to Darlington area...
Aardwolf - about 6, 1 in Addo late afternoon, 1 in Mountain Zebra park (late afternoon), and 4 on gravel roads.
Skunk (stinkmuishond) fairl common though.

never seen a badger (Ratel) , golden mole or brown hyeana.

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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Location: UK
Leopard - 11 KNP
Cheetah - 5 KNP and Umfolozi
Wild dog - 150 + (spend my time looking for these guys) KNP and Umfolozi
Serval - 0
African Wild Cat - 5 KNP
Honey Badger - 1
Black Rhino - 1 KNP 10 Umfolozi
Sable - 20 all KNP
Caracal - 0
Civet - 3
Side Striped Jackal - 3
Pangolin - 0
Aardvark - 0
Brown Hyena -0
Bat Eared Fox - 0
Lichtenstein's Hartebees - 1 KNP
Roan -2 KNP
Porcupine -8 KNP Concessions

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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I saw 9 honey badger in the Kalahari in 12 days in 2008. It was the best trip ever!

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 Post subject: Re: Rare or uncommon mammal sightings
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rare or uncommon... leopard :hmz:

for me :D
Roan
Sable
Eland
Reedbuck
Liechtenstein H.
Tsessebe


Black footed cat
AWC ( not so rare)
Serval
Caracal
Civet
Genet

Wild Dog
Side stripe Jackal
Bat Eared Fox
Cape Fox
Honey Badger
Brown Hyena

Black Rhino

Elephant Shrew (if uncommon)
Porcupine
Bushbaby (not rare... only during the night)

almost all in 2009

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