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Elsa

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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:25 am

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Thanks to Jannie for posting and to Marna for the information. Gosh it all sounds rather complicated.

but I think I get the general gist.

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:37 pm

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Thank you Jannie.
I am leaving for Kruger on Friday and the African Wildcat tops my wish list.

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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:23 pm

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Marna's latest report can be found here: October 2006

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Richprins

Post subject: AWC

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:07 pm

I'm afraid the interbreeding of Wild Cats and ferals may already have occurred in Kruger.

Around 2000 I found one on the Eileen Orpen Dam loop near Tshokwane at about 15h00.

It was not shy at all and fooled around in the road, chasing butterflies etc!

I have seen them before, and this one did have the right build an red behind the ears. However, it had white paws!

I'll try to post the photos, but will have to scan them first (not digital).

This sighting was a few kilos from the Moz border - though I wonder how many domestic cats are in that particular area.

I think they will not make it as a separate species in the Lowveld - perhaps in Kgalagadi.

Other sightings: Renosterkoppies dam
Orpen Night drive (Often)

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:59 am

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Would love to see the photos Richprins.

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MarkWildDog

Post subject: Re: AWC

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:51 pm

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Richprins wrote:

Other sightings: Renosterkoppies dam

We also saw some there in July 2006, There seems to be a family of them near Renosterkoppies Dam

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Penny

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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:43 pm

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Ok here goes - just a fraction of our AFW cat sightings in KTP!

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Bush Baptist

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:54 am

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Hi Penny, nice to meet you in person.

Please explain the 3rd pic

Our party saw quite a few 2 weeks ago in KTP. Many saw a kill which we just 'enjoyed' and it was over in a second or two.

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Penny

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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:31 am

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Hi BB - I have had major computer problems since my return and thus have been somewhat forced into silence!

The kitten was amongst the garbage in the Attendant's closed in back area behind his "tent" where the garbage is stored for Kielie Krankie until a truck comes to take it away. He informed us that this particular AFW virtually lives in and around the 4 units at KK and hunts geckoes, cobras and rats. The kittens were just too beautiful and one is almost fooled into thinking that they are tame!!

Lovely to meet you! Thanks you for going to the trouble of coming to find me!

I will get to my report during this week and start loading it onto the sightings thread!

Yours in Parking
Penny

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la lionne

Post subject: african wild cat

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:55 am

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. (09.06)

A great moment with a female african wild cat and 3 cubs (near Twee Rivieren)

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restio

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:12 pm

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Beautiful pix, la lionne!

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:15 pm

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3 kittens! You lucky... :wink:

Wonderful pics!

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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:26 pm

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Marna's latest report can be found here (pdf).

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