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Thanks Jannie

SJ

Only a pleasure guys

A couple not so recent sightings, made a very short visit to KTP 7-9/Oct en-route Namibia.

Our most interesting sighting all came around Mata Mata.

This Cheetah with three cubs was hanging around Craig Lockhard mid-day on the 8th.




Late afternoon also on the 8th we came across the beautiful African Wildcat just outside Mata Mata.


A bit further south a Cape Cobra? had a go at a Puff Adder.




In the evening we did the Mata Mata night drive. Most enjoyable with another AWC, a Porcupine, a couple Cape Foxes and an amazing number of Bat Eared Foxes.

All the best, Michael

the three little Cheetahs are still... alive
I saw the family on the 28.10
thanks for the info

Awesome photos Great Dane - thanks so much for sharing them ! Apparently in the Kalahari, puffies make up a large proportion of the Cobras diet

43 days of waiting.....

Been watching the Kgalagadi and Augrabies sightings like a hawk - every day, sometimes more than once a day - for weeks.

SO excited to read what is possible!!

Great Dane sometimes the short trips are the best and most productive

Morning all,

By the sound of things the lions have made a kill (eland) at Samevloeiing and they also tried to kill another Eland but only broke its back and left it.

TR Sightings:

3 x female lions (near to where the cubs are hidden)
2 x striped polecat
Porcupine
and plenty general game

Nossob:

Sunset Drive

Bruin Hyaena - Brown Hayena
Bakore - BEF
Gevlekte ooruile - Spotted eagle owls
Jakkalse - Jackal
Springhase - Springhare
AWC
Gewone wild - General game

Night Drive

Jakkalse - Jackal
Springhase - Springhare
Gewone wild - General game

The next 21 days are going to be unbearably long!!!

@KG (Jannie) - in your experience will the Eland stick around for a couple more weeks or are things quieting down for the moment??

Lions at:

Samevloeiing with a fresh Eland kill (Sorry two Eland kills),
Lions at Leeuwdrill (Two huge black mane lions)
Lions halfway between Rooiputs and Kij Kij (Killed a Eland in the middle of the road)

@Morkel, the eland will stay for a while some of the eland moved back to Botswana but the females who have given birth will stay in the area for still a long while as they don’t want to move with the youngsters.

Have a great week.

Wow, what I wouldn't give to be in the park NOW Awesome ! Thanks for making us all totally

Samevloeiing with a fresh Eland kill (Sorry two Eland kills),
Lions at Leeuwdrill (Two huge black mane lions)
Lions halfway between Rooiputs and Kij Kij (Killed a Eland in the middle of the road)

Wow!!!!

Scouter....didnt want to make you guys but ja it is predator galore at the moment

Maybe for 40 days?

No worries - just going to stop reading this thread until we can come again