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adw

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:09 am

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Here is the Sable bull that I saw with his herd near Talamati during my Oct 2012 trip. It spooked with the arrival of another car and charged out of the riverbed.

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flying cheetah

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:20 am

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Great pic

It also proofs that it's hard to be an Oxpecker...

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:27 am

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Great pic adw :thumbs_up:

Just a little :mrgreen:

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onewithnature

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:06 pm

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Magnificent specimen, ADW; and an opportunity to film him in the open! :clap:

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gmlsmit

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:51 pm

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This is indeed a prize sighting and photograph.

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avon vosloo

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:48 pm

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adw wrote

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I saw with his herd near Talamati during my Oct 2012

Wow, what a privilege - I believe there were 4 bulls in the area, but a herd is very good news indeed. :thumbs_up:

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adw

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:43 pm

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Thank you Flying Cheetah, Sharifa, Onewithnature, GMLSmit and Avon for your kind comments.

The herd was more like a family unit as you can see in this photo. There was on more juvenile which I could not include in the photo.

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:46 pm

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Now I am really :mrgreen:

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Mant

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:01 pm

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Location: Johannesburg

Hi,

I saw that same herd of Sable in May around Talamati.

Samantha

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bondm

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:54 pm

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Hi, Some great pictures of Sable. I've just returned from my latest trip to the Kruger. The Capricorn loop never fails to surprise. Over the years I have seen Eland, Roan and Tsessebe but this year saw Sable for the first time in that area. As we appoached the Thihongonyeni waterhole there was some Wildebeest and Zebra. I then noticed the two young male Sable mixed in with the other animals. Unfortunately as soon as they saw us they took flight - hence the not very good pics.

Pictures taken early morning on 5th Dec.2012. I've seen Sable many times in the south of the park but never this far north. Were these nomadic males or have they been seen in this area before? bondm UK

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adw

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:06 pm

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Great sighting Bondm. :clap:

I know just how you feel on sighting these magnificent antelopes.

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Wildkyker

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:00 am

Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:17 pm
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Location: Pretoria

Hi Everybody
Im glad to say that I have seen one of my favorite antelope, one that I have been searching for a long time in Kruger. I saw this beautiful bul on the Northern part of the S36. Just me and him.

He posed for great photos

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gmlsmit

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:47 am

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Beautiful animal, thanks for sharing.

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Canis Lupus

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:13 am

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Location: Snorcity, Gauteng

Ive only seen Sable once in KNP - on the tar road between Skukuza and Tsokwane. I would love to see them again and am going to Pkop. Does anyone know how frequently they are seen there and which roads one should drive to look for them?

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cheetah2111

Post subject: Re: Antelope: Sable

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:14 am

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Pkop is indeed a fair region to seek out Sable

the H1-1 to skuks and H2-2 to afsaal have both produced sable sightings from time to time.

the H2-2 also has produced lichtenstein, tsessebi and eland

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