The Lions of the Kgalagadi (or not!) KTP May/June 2022

[Mel]

This one had me puzzled for a moment, because we know him as an individual cheetah, not in a coaltion.
Wonder if there was a female in oestrus in the area that he was looking for. Maybe even Hanri

Anyways. It's a male known as William. He was first seen in September 2021 on the Auob side.
By now he seems to have made that stretch between Kij Kij and Upper Dune Road his home area.
Not often seen, so a nice sighting!

[PJL]

Wow what an amazing cheetah morning! Great photos of them all

[Richprins]

What luck, Gavin!

I like the vulture pic too!

[GavinW]

Thanks everyone for all your input


Returning to Rooiputs this black backed jackal was walking down the road,

And just before getting back to camp, this pygmy falcon was eyeing the area carefully

We spent the afternoon in camp sorting our lives out before going out again for an afternoon drive at about 3pm

[GavinW]

No guesses as to where we were headed......... back to Melkvei to try and find the cheetah once more


We were in luck, (as was Hanri) as just before Melkvlei we found them busy enjoying a springbok which she had taken down

[GavinW]

In hindsight, we should have hung around and we MAY have seen the kill itself.

We watched for a while until time dictated that we start heading back for the evening

[GavinW]

On the way home we spotted this black winged kite

As well as some general game

[Lisbeth]

Hanri is a very special lady

I wonder how many cubs she has had Maybe Mel knows?

Lovely kite

[Richprins]

All very nice, Gavin!

The jackal looks as though it is smiling!

Nice falcon!

[Mel]

Hanri is a very special lady

I wonder how many cubs she has had Maybe Mel knows?

Gus and Margie in 2014, Kian and Kerru and a sibling that vanished early on in 2016, Hannah and 2 siblings of which one disappeared early on and the other when it was already almost 6 months old and Misty and Miles in 2020. They also had had 2 other siblings that did not survive.

12 in total and at the moment Hannah is our best bet to carry on Hanri's legacy.
Misty and Miles - remains to be seen...