Live Safari Drives

I thought it was the guy doing the game drive......that was very clever WS

littlewid-x-

WS - watched it at home still can't get videos on my office PC.

Lai

Thanks LW and Lai glad you liked it

WS

Looking forward to more clips WS

littlewid-x-

Lai this is the end of the Wild Dogs vs Hyena confrontation, they are seen nearly every day on the drives at the moment, along with Kurula, and other Leopards plus a very dynamic Lion situation with small groups all over the place, and a new force of 5 males approaching their prime called the Birmingham  Boys.It's really worth you watching this 12 1/2 min video of the adults, and pups you'll really enjoy it if you have time



ws

WS and for sharing that clip. It was so worth watching. I think Wild dogs/painted wolves have to be one of the things I would like to see most, having only seen them briefly twice at Sarara. They are so interesting with their habits and their hierarchy and they have such beautiful markings. I loved the dog trying to get passed the ele

A wonderful clip WS.

Lai

Your welcome Lai, there have been some wonderful sightings of the wild dogs almost on a daily basis. As the pups are noe nearly fully grown, I guess it wont be long before the pack move on to new territory, as that is wild dog behaviour. If we get anymore views that are interesting I will pass them on here. BTW the afternoon drives are now on daily from 3-00pm to 6-00pm, just in case you ever get time to watch.
at http://wildearth.tv/cam/wildearth-safaris

Glad you enjoyed it

QA

Thanks for the reminder WS. Sadly I'm unlikely to catch the afternoon drives but will try to if possible.

Lai

 
Lai A must watch for both you. and SM 8 min video

Zebra Wilderbeest Wild Dogs, which is predator, and which is prey ?



I wonder if either of you have seen or heard of this type of behavour

WS

What a great clip WS.  Definitely a case of 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'.  That large pack of wild dogs is magnificent and it was interesting to see first the zebra and then the wildies seeing them off.  I have not seen that before but then I have never seen a large pack of wild dog.

Djuma is certainly lucky to have them around at the moment.

Thanks for sharing.

Lai

Can any of you tell if this is a Black Backed Jackal, or Side Stripped Jackal at Petes Pond

http://www.wildearth.tv/videomark/side-striped-jackal-nervously-approaches-drink

WS

It looks like a Side-Striped Jackal to me WS but I am not a Jackal expert It was certainly very nervous!

Lai

Well he has a stripe on his side so I guess a side striped jackal......but i'm no expert by any means either....I see there is some controversy as to whether its a side striped or a black back due to the different ranges but for a non expert i'm going with a side striped

littlewid-x-

Littlewid, at least we agree

Lai

There is a lot of confusion, and debate about this. Some think Side stripped, the problem is they have never been resorded as being at PP, only Black Backed. To further complicate it this is the visitor last night who appeared at the same time in the same place

Which I'm certain is a Black Backed young Jackal, the only other answer is we have two species visiting at more or less the same time.
Which ever it is, it needs to be very careful we now have a resident Croc which we think came from the Limpopo Rive a couple of miloes away it's feeding up on the big cat fish, and in the last 10 days or so has grabbed a small Antelope, and a Wildebeest Calf, its really grown since it got here.

WS

Interesting WS. Keep us posted!

Lai

Well as far as i'm concerned WS that Croc can stop growing up....poor Antelope and little Wildie calf he can go back to the Limpopo River and stay there

This young Jackal, which ever one it is, needs to take care, being young he may not be so alert and could be right in danger before he knows it

I saw there was a debate about the territory etc but which ever species it is, it surely is a beautiful one and great to see it......just please keep out of danger and yes please WS....keep us updated.

littlewid-x-

Its getting even more confusing one of the Jackals we thought was a young one turned up with a very small Pup a couple of nights ago
Aquick Video of our resident Croc been at PP since 10th Dec, and boy has it grown

http://viewpure.com/tOD8zwUe1MI?start=0&end=0

We have two new HD cams at PP and Djuma the shots and zoom capability are amazing

WS

So it's either not such a young one WS or its a young one with a younger sibling or younger pack member....all a mystery but it would be great to find out if its siblings of different ages or pack relations.

That new cam is amazing isn't it....its so clear......you could count his teeth it must be so exciting to have the new cams, it makes for much clearer watching doesnt it and although it was great to see him, he can still swim off back to the Limpopo River and leave PP's wildlife and those Jackals alone

littlewid-x-

Great new cam WS much clearer and a great zoom.

Thanks for sharing the clip.

LAi

Just running a test to see if I can run the WE Cams live on the Forum. Hopefully when you click on them they should run live

WildEarth Live Safari streamed on You Tube with wind back facility



Petes Pond Botswana



Djuma Waterhole Cam South Africa



WS

WS - that worked for me.

I'll check them out properly later, thanks for doing that


Lai

They work for me WS....iv'e just been watching Petes Pond and that blessed croc is around.....theres two birds in the pond as well wading about...they look like storks but there not of course and I kept thinking just get out of the water before he gets you but he seems to be ignoring them...phew
Hopefully over the weekend I will have more time to look at the cams. Thanks for posting them up

littlewid-x-

The two birds you can are a Grey Heron, and a Yellow Bill Stork. They are residents of the pond, and the croc doesn't both with them, just swims round them. Probably looks at those thighs and thinks there's not much meat there not worth borhering with .
I just put them here as a trial, not sure what to do with them, but thought they may be useful for something if we have a revamp.

WS

Ah well I was kind of right with Stork them WS i'm glad the resident croc leaves them alone and your right, there isn't much meat on those legs

I'm glad you posted the cams up WS as your right if we do a revamp we can sort them out properly as it's good to have them here. I was hoping to have a bit more time to look at them this weekend but Tiga has been keeping me busy......he's getting much better but needs my beady eyes on him still

littlewid-x-