Shortly thereafter, we are greeted by Fig – carrying a fresh kill – a male blue monkey. She’s headed back to her 6 month old cub back in the bush.
it’s a long walk – she takes her time. not fussed by us one bit, she carries on for 15 minutes until she disappears into the bush to feed her little one.
This is an extremely rare treat – to be walking with a leopard after a kill to her den. What a way to start the day! it’s a reminder that the entire ecosystem works together to support these animals, this area, climate and our world. We do not exist in solitude, we cannot. we are all connected. of that i’m sure.
then off to lunch with the zebras – if you look closely, you’ll see the baby behind the mother. When zebras are born, they are the same height as the mother so they can stand behind her and not be spotted. As they grow, they get rounder and bulkier, but not taller.
as we make our way home, we run into a couple of bull elephants, one drinking water the other munching away on the swampy grass. Elephants can drink up to 80 gallons of water in a day.
Look at these tusks! Can you imagine anyone hurting these sentient beings to brutally rip the ivory out of their skull? They do. Learn more at Tusk.org.
and no day is complete without the hyenas!
It’s about 10AM and most animals are conserving energy now, laying in the tall grass and bush until late afternoon when the predatory action starts…i can’t wait to see what tonight brings.