Wild Earth TV

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Black Mamba in a hurry


Hippo fight


and James found some warthogs


and Scott at a far away water hole where many animals are coming to

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Red-billed buffalo weaver


and their common nest


Giraffe on the way to the water hole

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Afternoonsafari 27.02.2016 with Scott and James

James with Zebras




A Hinge tortoise


Scott found a male Leopard track and poo


Bateleur eagle pair

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Coqui francolin




the weather….


White-crowned shrike

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Giraffes






What a scar …

[alice44]

Morning Drive 29 Feb


A very exciting drive -- some of the action was on camera, some was off.

The wild dogs (Sand Pack) made a kill (a young kudu) and then the hyena arrived. The kill was on Buffelshoek so sort of a long way off -- and there were 3 vehicles on the sighting already. When James arrived near the sighting he saw some young hyenas running in, including June. (but then James was allowd a little closer to see the hyena sighting) The hyena got most of the kill, we could hear them crunching bones. The wild dogs mostly sat and watched. Then a black backed jackal walked though. After a bit the dogs chased him off. Then most of the hyena left. Then one of the last hyena walked toward James with a kudu jaw in it's mouth, and then suddenly the wild dogs were there nipping at her. She sat on her rump, in the road, because the dogs were biting her rump. Then they all walked right past James, just in front of the car, too close to be seen (later James said the hyena thought about jumping on jigga to escape). Then hyena ran to a tree, backed into it -- so the wild dogs could only attack her from the front.

After a few minutes the dogs walked away.

James thinks this sighting will be available as a highlight and he made a 3d recording which will allow us to see the part that was too close for Brian's camera.

Everyone seems to think the hyena was Scarback, June's mother. I think she has a scar that looks like a 7 on her back. She seems very round, like she might be pregnant.

It was such a relief that neither dogs nor hyena was too badly hurt.

edit: -- I just looked at a family tree. It looks like Scarback may also be the mother of Teddy -- the cub from the previous drives.

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Ghee, that sounds exciting... thanks for the report, Alice!!!

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Afternoonsafari 29.02.2016 with James and Scott

Rock monitor lizard




Shortly after James found a Water monitor lizard


Black crake


In James Handy

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Vulture holding its wing very strange


James found the biggest leopard tortoise he has ever seen. It is hissing at him…


until it has enough from James and is leaving


African scops owl

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Scott found the Nkuhuma pride




smelly


Thirsty


At the Hyena den, the injured one is not here…

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Good night Africa!

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Afternoonsafari 02.03.2016 with James who found a Barn swallow


and Scott who had a happening with an Elephant bull getting in touch with the car

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James after a Mistle tow fruits

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Good night, Africa!

[alice44]

I watched a video of Scott's close encounter -- that is too much.
And then I watched a video of Tira's close encounter. I think it is the same elephant. A big hole in the left ear and a tiny hole in the right ear.

They think he is just curious and interested, but he is too big for that.

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That was a very close encounter and I did not understand, why Scott still didn't leave the Elephant alone but followed him to the mud hole where the 2nd and even closer encounter happened.

Scott and Nicki will be leaving, last day is Saturday and there willl be also a short firesid chat

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Afternoonsafari 03.03.2016 with James

Warthog Mum ist ill


Buffalo herd






full of ticks

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Cute little Elephant baby


An old buffalo


Saddle-billed storks




Beautiful Waterbucks

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James and the thumb say Good night!

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Afternoonsafari 04.03.2016 with James who found

Karula








who has an Impala kill in a tree. And she has suckle marks,- great news!!!

Coming down again