Another spectacular game drive this morning.
We started off by visiting the den of a pack of wild dogs. Wild dogs are the most endangered animal in Kruger with only about 200 living here. This pack consists of about 23 dogs - 13 adults and 10 pups. The endangered animal council has recently vaccinated these dogs since another pack was wiped out by canine distemper. This pack will only live in a den for a few more weeks or until the pups are big enough to travel far distances with the adults.
When we arrived the pups were all running around and playing with each other and the adults.
As we watched, they got tired and gathered into a pile to sleep.
Then we saw a group of 4 male giraffes
But the best thing we saw was a male leopard out marking his border. He was just walking along with an occasional stop to mark a bush or tree. He could care less about the truck full of people. These animals are so accustomed to being safe in the preserves that you can get really close to them.
I had no idea how big these guys are. They are much bigger than the cheetahs but not nearly as large as the lions. The guides said it was good that we saw the male lions in Botswana since there are no male lions living in the vicinity of Kirkman's Kamp.
Speaking of Kirkman's camp here are some pictures
The main lodge
My cottage with an antelope out front
View off the back porch
We started off by visiting the den of a pack of wild dogs. Wild dogs are the most endangered animal in Kruger with only about 200 living here. This pack consists of about 23 dogs - 13 adults and 10 pups. The endangered animal council has recently vaccinated these dogs since another pack was wiped out by canine distemper. This pack will only live in a den for a few more weeks or until the pups are big enough to travel far distances with the adults.
When we arrived the pups were all running around and playing with each other and the adults.
As we watched, they got tired and gathered into a pile to sleep.
Then we saw a group of 4 male giraffes
But the best thing we saw was a male leopard out marking his border. He was just walking along with an occasional stop to mark a bush or tree. He could care less about the truck full of people. These animals are so accustomed to being safe in the preserves that you can get really close to them.
I had no idea how big these guys are. They are much bigger than the cheetahs but not nearly as large as the lions. The guides said it was good that we saw the male lions in Botswana since there are no male lions living in the vicinity of Kirkman's Kamp.
Speaking of Kirkman's camp here are some pictures
The main lodge
My cottage with an antelope out front
View off the back porch
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