Satara Rest Camp
In a small
pool of water left by the rains, there was a small herd of buffalo wallowing in
the mud.
It seems
that two of them had been injured as one was bleeding from the nose and the
other from the ears and I wondered if this was caused by them fighting or if it
was maybe Bovine TB which first reared its ugly head in the Park during 1990.
BTB is considered an alien organism as it is picked up along the southern
borders of the Park from domestic cattle. It not only affects the buffalo but
also the carnivorous species which feed on them such as lions, leopard,
cheetah, hyaena and baboon. For more info on the testing done in the Park,
please go to this link: http://www.krugerpark.co.za/krugerpark-times-4-6-bovine-survey-24294.html
A Giraffe
had a strange-looking disease on his skin along his neck.
I do not
know what it is nor can I find out anything about it.
The
following three photo’s really made me chuckle. LOL!! This elephant
decided to take a nap against a tree but his trunk kept getting in the way.
He shifted around a bit and finally got the pesky thing out
of his way by putting it up. LOL!!
Even in sleep, the ears still flap to cool him down or was
it to get rid of the flies? J
Monitor Lizards are the largest of the species found in South
Africa and can reach lengths of up to 2m (6’). They mainly eat small prey such
as birds and their eggs, snakes etc. and can often be seen in trees raiding
nests during the breeding season.
No two giraffe have the same pattern and colour.
What luck!! I had been trying to find a leopard and going
back to camp late one afternoon, here was a youngish one sitting on a bridge in
full view!! Oh my!! What a BEAUTIFUL sight!!
He did not even stir for about 10 minutes which allowed us
to take some great shots. It is incredible to see these beautiful animals in
their natural habitat.
The young Zebra foal had a very black face which looked like
the hairs had been rubbed off the skin. A birth defect? No telling what might
have caused it.
This is what a normal Zebra face looks like.
After a thrilling stay at Satara, it was time to move on......
2 comments:
Wonderfull shots, greting from Belgium
Wonderful set of photos. I hope it is not TB, the first I have heard of it there. We used to do a lot of work on Foot and Mouth so you don't need TB as well. Keep well Diane
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