Thanks for correcting the count! Nothing goes to waste in Tanzania or Kenya ! eventually I will get around to the images of the migration crossing of the Mara River where we saw no less than 5 dead wildebeests in the water. On the top of each dead animal floating in the river there was at least one vulture, and on one wildebeest, a crocodile gnawing away at the rear end. Between all of these scavengers (crocs, vultures, hyenas, wild dogs, jackles, etc.)you rarely ever see the remains of an animal. Even the bones are food for the hyenas who relish them for the calcium content.
Used to live there most of my life Dale until about 16 years ago when I moved to NZ. Wildlife in various parts of the country is amazing. Problem for me was as a young man back then had no idea or proper camera to take photos with, still don't really have lol but getting there. Very nice photos mate love them all so far well done. As for the hyenas there bite force is much stronger than that of the lions and leopards so they can bite through thicker bones than lions and also digest them better than the lions. They're amazing animals to follow and yet very misunderstood. As for all predators it seems like they don't like one another very much and annoy each other when it comes to feeding time yet they all have a purpose in cleaning up the paddocks even the dung beatles
Your note was fascinating. Where did you live exactly? In Tanzania or Kenya? At a game park? This trip was our 13th safari to various countries. We've done them all at least once. Africa keeps drawing us back. A travel agent once told us, if you only have two countries to see the rest of your life, choose Africa, and Africa.
I was born and raised in South Africa and we visited the Kruger national park on many occasions during my lifetime with all the game you saw in the Massai Mara and Kenya. I would have loved to go and see the migration in the Maara but we were never in a position to do that as growing up back then money was tight with dad working as a police officer back then. But the Kruger park made up for a lot of the things you got to enjoy there. Elephants up close alongside the hyenas, lions wild dogs leopards and a huge variety of birds snakes beatles and all sorts of other insects like different kinds of spiders like the baboon spiders, nice big and of course when you're a child a bit scary when they chase you while you walking around the farm only to get into your shade lol, but what do you know when you're small. Was a lot of fun though. I miss the good times we had as a family back then. As for NZ you're right there's a lot of beautiful places to see and explore around here too. When my folks were still alive we did a tour of the most of NZ starting on one side of the top part of the north island working our way down to the south island and across then came back the other side of the islands to where I live in Whangarei. 2 weeks and over 5and a half thousand kilometers later with lots of photos and memories later. What a awesome time that was. Yet didn't get to see everything then. You can be living in a country and never see everything there is to see, as life always finds a way of throwing a spanner in the works.
I understand your story. The history of South Africa is so turbulent, with all of the apartheid stories and films over the years, I imagine that was the reason you moved away. South Africa was a pariah country for its policies. For my part, we have enjoyed Mala Mala Camp twice, and other great South African camps over the years ( Royal Malewane, Singita Ebony, etc). We have stayed in Hermanus and done white shark cage diving, Franschoeck, and other wine country towns. I have driven from Cape Town to the Cape and back on both sides. Have seen Table Mountain, Robbin Island, taken the tour there, and sat on Mandela's cot. South Africa is a beautiful place, but their politics leadership
More like "eat you." They usually don't do the killing. They wait for the leftovers.
You don't want to go there now mate it's all gone to shite now. It used to be a beautiful place to go or live in. With all the riots and looting and lawlessness going on at the moment you really need hair everywhere not just on your chest.
Hi Dale ...saw a doco about endangered vultures, but unable to find the exact one.
