Not what we expected KTP Dec Jan 2017

[GavinW]

Would you have a pic of the cheetahs standing, please?
Even when not totally crisp, they'll be easier to ID than lying

Hi Mel
Sorry we don't have any other pics of that sighting.t was too far away. However we did see what we think were the same three cheetahs in the next few days. (Waiting for Debbie to sort her photos of those pics)

[Mel]

Okay, will wait and see. Comparing lying ones to a possible match is also easier than just the lying ones

[GavinW]

Thanks once again for everyone's input


A few pics which almost missed the cut.

Going through my photos while I wait for Debbie to finalise her selection of pics for the next few episodes, I noticed a few of my photos which we seemed to have missed in the last episode.

One thing we noticed this trip was that the number of giraffe in the park seems to have risen quite significantly over the last few years.
This guy made for a great silhouette photo



We also had the privilege of spotting and naming a brand new species in the park, a gemble (A cross between a Gemsbok and a sable)





This young kudu bull was strutting his stuff



And finally an out of focus picture of our lone warthog just near Urikaruus

[Philip1]

Thank you once again.
Super Pic's of all.

A person only realize how tall the Giraffe is when they stand on top of a hill.

[Lisbeth]

I did not know that there are warthogs in KTP

[GavinW]

I did not know that there are warthogs in KTP

Hi Lisbeth
you do get them, especially up near Grootkolk in the north but they are fairly scarce, and not often seen on the Auob

[Lisbeth]

[nan]

wow... super Gawin and Debbie
thank you for sharing
we were almost at the same time in the park

also got heavy rain... but at Mata Mata, it seems there had a lot of rains, and all was so green
@Mel found an UV torch at Cape Town

[GavinW]

Finally we are back on track with the next batch of photos sorted.
Thanks everyone for your patience and comments as always.

Leo’s New Year’s Eve party

After settling into Urikaruus, and having had a bit of a break from the car, we decided to head up to the sleeping lions for our afternoon drive

When we got there they were still under tree, so we decided to wait for a while



One of the brothers seemed to have quite a bad injury on his side with what appeared to be a piece of horn (or flesh ) protruding from his side.
After a while the other lion decided that it was time for another snack





Yummy







We made sure that we parked up wind from the carcass, which by now was starting to smell pretty high





Having eaten his full the lion decided that another nap was in order



We left our last lion sighting for 2016 and took a quick drive down to Kamqua, where we had a brief sighting of a hyena and her cub at the den, but no usable photos.

Back in camp, we had a pleasant evening braai, and after wishing each other an early “Happy New Year” we were in bed and asleep by 9pm

[Lisbeth]

He looks very young, but obviously old enough to pull down a gemsbok