Predator sightings have been great – although it’s a quiet time of year for guests to visit Nxai Pan, the guests that do visit get the park pretty much to themselves – and the animals as well..
Two intrude male lions came through the artificial water hole, and managed to chase off the resident males that were resting up there! Quite a spectacle. They then lay down to relax, after their efforts! As for lions, its sometimes not just the one or two that we see – on the 5th of August, there were a total of 16 lions at the Main water hole – seven adults and nine youngsters. The adults rested up, while the youngsters played around, and annoyed the adults a little.
A large male leopard was seen along the elephant pathway to the east of the camp. He was a little skittish, so didn’t stay around for long. Later in the month another big male was seen on West Road, relaxing. He was completely undisturbed by the car, and its very excited occupants!
A cheetah and her two cubs were seen sleeping off KgamaKgama road. No sign of the two adult males, so we suspect these have been chased off by lions. Later in the month we saw them feeding on a springbok they killed, then they all stretched, and strolled across the road in front of the vehicle for a great photo opportunity. These cheetahs are regular sightings for us this month, and were seen every two to three days.
Lots of bull elephants in the area, and a few small breeding herds.
A martial eagle caught a guinea fowl, and spent the rest of the morning on top of a tree, clutching the bird and feeding on it.
