A leopard arrived at the camp waterhole, looking for a drink of water, and found a group of unhappy elephants not keen to let him do so. Luckily for us, he stayed around long enough for everyone to get good photos of him, before he moved off into the bush to the south of the camp.
Lions were seen two days in a row, approaching the main water hole with more interest in the animals around the area than the water it self. With such little shade available, its hard to hide, and they were easily seen by the zebras and antelope, so did not have a chance to catch anything on these times. They must have got lucky somewhere, as the next day a lioness was seen approaching the waterhole with blood on her fur, so they were presumably feeding on a kill in a more secluded area.
Although the weather in June is turning cold, the days are still warm (mid to high 20s) and in the open area around the Main waterhole, there is not a lot of shade. What better then, than after a nice cooling drink of water, to rest up a little in the shade cast by the game drive vehicle? This was the decision reached by three lionesses, who provided a great photo opportunity for the guests on board the car – as long as they had a camera that didn’t have a zoom lens on it…
Two honey badgers were seen digging in the hard ground, obviously intent on getting something out of the ground. Apparently successful, one picked something up in its mouth, and then trotted down the track towards the car. It was carrying a perfectly rolled dung ball, made by a dung beetle. This is probably the honey badger equivalent of a Kinder egg, as when he breaks open the ball of hardened dung, in the center he will find the larvae of the dung beetle, growing fat and supposedly safe, in its protective food casing.
