Still progressing
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Apr 08 2008 | By: admin
Howzit guys,
Sorry for the late post. We are all still here and all waiting to see what happens with the elections, like most of the country’s population.
Last week we were concentrating on finding a pack of five dogs that were being reported near our new base. It was hazardous following them because the first two times the guys were tracking them, they led them straight into elephant herds with very protective mothers!
We finally found three of them resting at a waterhole and we heard the other two calling nearby. We waited for them to show up but, after an hour, they still hadn’t appeared and our presence was preventing other animals from drinking.
One wildebeest bull was more concerned with the dogs though, as their being there was spooking his herd. He put his head down and advanced towards the dogs who weren’t too happy about this turn of events and scattered. They settled down behind a bush about 75 metres away, but the wildebeest seemed satisfied with this distance. We decided to leave everyone in peace and headed off.
‘What is that animal doing?’
‘Scarper!’
We hope to find the full group of five once we can get started on the dogs again.
The fieldwork team are taking their (much needed) days off this week, so you’ll be hearing from me after then.
Sarai zvakanaka,
Mike
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3 Responses to “Still progressing”
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 08 Apr 2008
Great pictures, this bull means business, just look at his stance! Why so few members in this pack?
F. J. Pechir, on 08 Apr 2008
Thank you for the report!
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 09 Apr 2008
Mike, we just learned of a pack of wild dogs, being chased by a group of subadult male lions. These dogs all headed the other way, except for one male (subordinate) who ran towards these lions. I believe he sacrificed his own life, to save his pack. Do you think I’m humanizing him, or do you think they possess traits, we copy? Many domesticated dogs have been credited with heroic acts…not a stretch to think wild dogs are any different in that respect.
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