Flavour of the Month Aug/Sep 2016 H4-2 Lower Sabie - Crocodile Bridge

[Richprins]

A pic by Supernova of Gomondwane waterhole when it was still open - 2007:

[Richprins]

Interesting!



Kruger Sightings
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May 15

10:41
Piece of an elephant tusk next to the road
Seen around Lower Sabie area
"I did report to a ranger and it's been collected"
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[Flutterby]

Maybe it broke off in a fight or digging.

[Richprins]

Definitely!

[Richprins]

From a 2009 Bushcraft Report:


https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 1580#p1580

August 31 Lower Sabie – Home

The cars were packed in silence this morning and you could hear a pin drop in my car for the first few km outside Lower Sabie. That was until we saw this walking towards us.




We sat and photographed her for awhile and then something caught the corner of my eye. There was a movement in the road about 100m down from us. It was 4 more lions, a male, another female and 2 cubs. We had to now choose between staying with our current lion and driving down to the others. I think that we all have a soft spot for cubs, so off we went.




The young male kept attacking the cubs and knocking them over. He may have just been playing, but it looked very aggressive and at one point I thought that he was trying to kill the cubs and Chantal was getting hysterical. Then the mother came to the rescue and chased him off and every time he looked at her after that she growled at him.

We had them to ourselves for about 5 minutes and then other cars started to arrive.




The male decided to go and sit by himself until his popularity increased.




The cubs seem to recover.




We were running out of time now. We still had a long drive to Toti KZN, Garth and Mel to JHB and we had work and the kid’s also had school the very next day, so reluctantly we had to push on.

I watched the lions in my rear view mirror as we drove off and wondered if we would see the same pride in 10 months.

Our next stop was Gomondwane bore hole where an amazing scene was starting to unfold. 2 hyenas were stalking a baby rhino.




The baby rhino was trying to chase them off, but they kept coming back and trying again. We found it amazing that the mother rhino just ignored the action behind her.




Eventually the mother started paying attention and joined the chase, but it didn’t last long and she was back to drinking.




In the final photo below the hyena went for a full attack and the mother still didn’t move until she heard the commotion in the distance. They were now out of sight in the direction of the H5, but we had no choice but to push on to Crocodile Bridge.

[Richprins]

An incident at Gezantombi dam:

[Richprins]

Looks like the Vurhami lions are still tree-climbing!


Kruger Sightings
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May 21

17:07
1 Lioness in a tree on the lookout looking very comfortable. Unbelievable!
H4-2, 100m N of the S25
Near Crocodile Bridge
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Tania and Eelke

[Richprins]

From a Feb 2014 Twigga report:

https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 4&start=10

It was our last day , we opt to exit @ Malelane

Close to Croc Bridge camp we woke the Vurhami pride, they were successful



I heard from Excellent on the ND that this little nugget's sister or brother got taken by a crocodile a month before






We left the lions in peace, if you can call that peace

By now the light drizzle had stopped, and we were admiring a troop of baboons when a very friendly couple informed us of an interesting sighting about 3 km back. Thank you friendly couple But the odds of them still being there slim to none, or just maybe
We turned the corner, Thank you Kruger

Mayor JAM! But we managed to squeeze in a couple











Apparently we just missed the cubs crossing the road
They looked hungry





Oom Paul!

[Richprins]

From a 2013 aat story:

https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 1&start=10

Coming from Crocodile Bridge towards Lower Sabie on the main road, first 30 to 40 minutes nothing on or near the road…then approaching the turnoff to the S28.
Just at the other side (right) of the turnoff coming out of some small bush… yesssss

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Leopard…. A male leopard…. Believe me sometimes one can be quick with stopping car, window down and camera ready to shoot….

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Wowwwww what a beauty !! In the mean time realizing we have seen Leopard before near this area, a female with cub, a few years ago. So a very quick conclusion…this male was here to ….?
Idd , trying to find and date a nice girl.

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Typical face of a any cat smelling something….. so no exeption with this beautiful leopard.

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and a close up of him. Looking at the pictures, impressed again by him

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The small bush near the road was very attractive …I think he smelled something he liked to smell…

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It was really great to watch him…then he decided to cross the road

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The colours… so special… with the sun rising…. 6:30 in the morning and looking at this king of beauty

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A last view… he was walking away into the bush….

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[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
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Aug 12

We had a "once in a lifetime sighting" yesterday on the H4-2. It was a Tawney eagle feasting on a leopard cub
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