Safari Live – Day 325 | National Geographic

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an African safari and may include animal
kills and caucuses viewer discretion is
very exciting start to this drive don’t
even worry about coming to my face my
name is Patrick and on camera is Manu we
have lines very very close to a buffalo
right now we are just seconds away from
a hunt we are coming to you live from
the Masai Mara here in Kenya any
questions or comments please use that
ashtag safari wat that these lions are
literally 10 meters 30 feet away from
the Buffalo and the Buffalo you have not
noticed yet this is edge-of-your-seat
stuff
this is – ivory the other day we had the
away no prides with true Buffalo but
they were one down now there is
butternut thrown into the mix one of the
older ones more experienced sorry this
is anyone’s game today very close now
this is intense stuff very exciting
start to this drive almost as if it was
on the queue Wow okay so we the butler
sitting there looking at it from
literally 5 meters 15 feet this is
unreal I am ecstatic right now I wonder
which one they’re going to make a move
on okay so the buffalos know this now
alright and no we’re on we’re on got one
of the back there we’ll try and get the
anchor up I’m gonna move up now I’m
Chase is on this is hectic stuff this
might get a little bit bumpy okay making
okay so one is on the back one’s got the
back position now
okay kicked off again kicked off again
so I am trying to get as close to this
as possible they are moving very quickly
right now crazy okay sorry so okay so
please okay so hold on guys
thank you through this bit okay so the
action has slowed down a bit which is
line up still on these Buffalo I haven’t
so here we are here we are we’ve caught
up the Buffalo just trying to keep this
one at bay we can see the other one on
the side we’ll be helping out here so it
so the male is coming into the back but
still sitting too far away to make a
move right so both the Buffalo are
involved in this now the lines just
sitting and patiently I can see four
lion heads all pretty much surrounding
the Buffalo here so one of the Lions
will try and get the anchor down in the
back and then the next point will
probably be the Achilles tendons that
they will want to get try to sever and
stop them from being able to step
forward okay so I can see all five lines
I am a bit lost for words right now this
is intense he’s going to make the move
just not being able to get into the
position right now as I did say there is
only through all the females in this
pride but this these two females have
made successful buffalo kill on their
own when the two younger females of this
pride and the younger male was still not
old enough to be able to participate in
hunt so they have the experience they
have the numbers it’s just a matter of
whether they can piece it all together
I’m just going to move a little bit
so if anyone did join me yesterday you
would have seen a very similar situation
unfolding almost as if deja vu are great
there’s a road here
that’s even better so we have been
following the oh we nose for about two
or three hours now since they have been
reunited with butternut and they did try
and hunt a warthog that failed but these
Buffalo came right after now it’s just
gonna be a matter of wearing it the
Buffalo down and getting in a good spot
this could play out for a while
definitely as a better chair they have a
oh I didn’t even if the Buffalo the
courtesy to finish its meal we can see
it’s about grass hanging out of its me
out there still
okay actually I might try and come
absolutely insane stuff here in the
Maasai Mara in Kenya we are watching
along please who use the hashtag Safari
liable these YouTube chat stream to
communicate with us tell us what you
think is going to happen here it is
anyone’s game at the moment the Buffalo
keeping the Lions a favor they are being
worn down and aligned definitely not
Buffalo has a nice position on the top
they’re looking down oh that could have
been a silly move separating it from the
other Buffalo and allowing the Lions to
get in a better spot this the male seems
just a bit timid in hunts it does have a
lot of scars from a past injury and that
may contribute to it being a little bit
timid Buffalo showing it that it does
not want a bar of them keeping them away
right now I can only see three of the
Lions the male has just jumped out the
back it’s always keeping its distance I
Wow the things are settling but this is
definitely not over I’m just wondering
why these other three I if they have
come around the back then they could be
in a good position but I’m not seeing
any heads in the grass at the moment I’m
just gonna stay quiet for a little bit
and let you listen to this Norton s
very exciting stuff so the two bubbler
through Buffalo back together now it
looks like they’re gonna be under run
again
ah do we nose going to keep up the chase
okay so I can see the other three now
very still not over so you have a three
on the left of the Buffalo and two on
Wow this is deja very isn’t it the a we
knows versus through Buffalo’s two days
in a row I’ve been very lucky it’s been
very interesting to follow along with
this pride now but another did show up
without Cubs today but they were in
hunting mode they were on the move when
after they reunited so there is
potential that she could have stashed
the Cubs away or the cub I only saw her
with one yesterday after four days ago
there was three so well we can finally
really hope that they are again that she
has stashed at least one of them are
waiting for this hunt looks like it is
settling down a bit I still don’t think
Buffalo doing a very good job last
couple days mm-hmm okay so now we’ve got
hmm I wonder if they’re trying to get a
better position and whether they have
given up you say that’s a three failed
hunts in a row I’ve seen Terry Buffalo
and one warthog said they were hunting
warthog earlier but they didn’t make it
– is moving up where we saw those
Mina Murray wants to know how do the
Lions kill a large Buffalo well there is
something that are called the kiss of
death that is very effective if they can
get their mouths over the snouts in the
mouths of the Buffalo they can actually
stop their breathing and suffocate them
in that way
but you’ll see also a lot of biting a
lot of tearing going for those vital
organs so once they have the Buffalo on
the ground that’s when they can really
start to punch in and make that kill so
the male lion moving off in the other
direction to looks like they may have
given up so we can see that scar there
just on its hip from their former injury
and that’s why I saying I think it’s a
okay yeah so we will wrap up this
unscheduled at broadcast but we are
going to stay with the oh we no pride to
see if they do decides to make another
hunt they are looking at very hungry and
if anything could happen so if you do
want to follow along with all the action
sign it in on YouTube and go to safari
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Wow it is all happening this morning we
are going to send you back down to South
Africa where the action is continuing
with some wild dogs yes it is all
happening this morning we’ve got
wonderful wild dogs how exciting is that
and of course it’s not the morning it is
the afternoon the Sun sits Safari so
glad to have you guys on board with me
I am T’Challa and a sip on camera with
me yes coming here from Juma in South
Africa now you are up there with Pat in
the Maasai Mara lots of things happening
this morning this afternoon I keep
thinking it’s the morning but we have
wonderful wild dogs now these are the
same ones that we had or say part of the
same pack that we had this morning in
this area and this is the Ambani
Investec breakaway pack as far as we
know now we can only see a few
individuals I haven’t seen them all and
what you are looking at right now is bad
there are about three three guys just
lying down in the grass there of course
it is hot it’s a blistering 33 degrees
Celsius here and so that’s we go I think
it’s about 91 degrees Fahrenheit so it’s
really hot the dogs think so too and
they’ve perched themselves on this nice
patch of grass here and it’s really hard
to see almost but you can see that sort
of artistic coat through the cross which
I love gorgeous remember this is a
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I’m hoping one a and these guys actually
get a kill and they can eat nicely and
very very cool yeah everyone’s happy to
see the wild dogs again
I am absolutely happy to see the wild
dogs since I’ve been back from leave I
haven’t seen them hello people are
starting to get up a bit listening
around like I said it’s really really
hot and we have they have they’ve
positioned themselves in a really nice
place whether they’ve got a bit of water
across the road their child of the
universe you’d like to know if they have
hunted today well rusty has them earlier
this morning and they were not
successful from what I understand so I
really hope that today maybe once the
Sun Goes Down a little bit and it gets a
little bit cooler because that’s what
they need that’s what all these
Predators need they need it to be
slightly cooler because in the day it’s
just way too hot to be able to expend
your your energy that way you just these
animals would just overheat so they’re
waiting so that gets cooler and then
hopefully we’ll be able to see them in
they have moved a little bit they
weren’t completely flat in the grass
when we got here there were under a nice
Quarry bush in the shade and they moved
a little bit to them got a little bit
startled by something there was a loud
sort of elephant scream have you ever
heard that if we catch it again we will
definitely point it out to you but it
does do that it says laughing it does
it’s like it’s such a disparate
disparate scream and that kind of they
pick their heads up and they ran around
a little bit and then they moved to
another shady spot so I really thought
they were gonna go in the hunt no they
were just a bit startled and then they
baby Jess you want to know if wild dogs
bark like domestic dogs know the song
that they make is a really really
strange noise I mean obviously they
whine like a dog doesn’t you hear that
kind of thing and then you hear that the
the noise that they usually make which
is so sort of quintessential wild dog
and so the silence sounds like a siren
going off so that’s how they communicate
remember animals don’t only communicate
with sound they also communicate with
smell and with touch tactile
communication so they have all that
they were know exactly who’s part of
their group their members they know
where they are very very very big
because now you see them kind of turning
and a vehicle in the US and that just
shows you how sensitive their ears can
be a vehicle near near us turned on the
engine and there’s been like satellite
dishes huge satellite dishes they kind
of move around to listen you see it with
the caduceus as well very cool so I will
sit with them for a little longer they
are of course other people that want to
join our society so we’ll see how much
longer we can stay here in the meantime
I’d likely send you over to d3 a lovely
lovely lady and she is a freelance guide
afternoon everyone my name is Deirdre
and you’ve joined me here in jhummer a
game reserve also still in the Kruger
National Park and we’re on the hunt with
cameraman Craig and Jamie and we’re on
the hunt for tingly the great Duke of
the north we were fortunate enough to
see him this morning at the Guara pen
which is just around the corner so keep
your eyes are look for the spots he was
quite full so he was quite lazy this
morning so we’re gonna see if we can
as most of you know and your regular
viewers will definitely recognize it’s a
new face on safari life I have to admit
that we both share a friend a longtime
friend Stephan Venter booed
he’s been nagging and nagging for me to
come and join an interview drive for
Safari live for years I have been
resisting but I have to tell you Stef
fall you’ve won here I am so this
morning we gotcha Jamie suggested let’s
quickly check her Gauri pen for a
leopard we drove here and as we stopped
we almost got after to look for tracks
in singular was lying right down here on
the left-hand side of the vehicle in the
grass fast asleep he didn’t even bother
you didn’t even lift his head he just
lay there sleeping and then what he did
after that was he got up and he moved a
little bit further down the road and he
found another shady spot so we’re just
gonna carry on a little bit further and
now obviously most of you have started
to see that the bushes are still pretty
thick at this time of year and because
he’s got such good camouflage we’re
gonna just drive nice and slowly so we
don’t drive right past him
and thanks everybody for the welcomes
I did give him a bit of a surprise so
we’re just gonna let him settle he’s
oh he’s just hiding just behind this
bush will oh no he’s gonna go back I
can’t even see his spots he’s trying to
hide in the shade I’m just gonna give
him a second he’s just gonna come out
you might be able to see him No
here he comes that perfect camouflage
that I was talking about well here we go
I’m just gonna reposition the vehicle so
this is pretty much how we lift him this
morning sleeping he appeared to have
eaten something last night because you
can see he’s got a nice fat belly and
was this heat he’s also panting quite
which of the viewers think tingle as
their favorite lipid so a little bit of
a background about myself is a question
from some of the new some of the regular
viewers I’ve been guiding for about
twenty years started my career in the
Kruger National Park as a very young 18
year old safari guard and then moved on
to the eastern cape I did sort of three
and a half years they all within South
Africa then moved on to the Waterberg
and then to the Kruger for about eight
years and then for the last two half
years pretty much spent time traveling
on Overland Safari so fortunately enough
to have travelled right up through
Africa from South Africa Cape Town all
the way up to Nairobi and Uganda he’s
just sleeping so nicely they’re very
unlikely for him to think about doing
anything active this afternoon with a
nice full belly like that he’s likely to
just spend the afternoon sleeping he’s
quite close to their pen as you saw so
if he wants to drink some more water
that’s as far as he’s probably going to
always marveled at the size of their
Wow here you got some action with
Trishula with the wild dogs so enjoy
that Tiana’s beat I in fact huge aren’t
they he was such a pleasure to see this
morning you can see is nice big jewel
app it was always nice to see him I’m so
glad that Deirdre found him so she can
have something really nice for her first
drive which is cool anyway I have as you
can see left the wild dogs there were
other people that wanted to come in and
watch as well and then we said let’s
come back later when they might be doing
something so we decided let’s go check
out Galago pen it’s a nice hot day like
I said gotta go pens a good place to
maybe have a look and then I will make
my way further down sort of to the south
of the reserve oh I think that’s a good
plan see if what’s happening at the
hyena den always good value
entertainment I find a hyena din so I’m
excited hope you guys are excited of
course you can also let me know what you
want to see or what you would know what
you would like to see of course nothing
too crazy
that was our stop you’d like me to find
you a Pangolin of course you can let me
know and there it could yeah you can let
me know but I don’t I don’t I’ll be able
so here we are this road here is
Galago and a legal shortcut in this will
take us to pan that’s why I want to see
if anything’s having a drink it’s always
nice to go to those sort of areas
especially when it’s soft like this but
we have had a bit of rain so there are a
few little kind of puddles here and they
and what that does it’s dispersed is the
water kind of around the reserve and
when you have that you can’t really rely
on the big cans because really an animal
can access what in any little dip it
finds but it has been a bit drier lately
no did a dude rain a few nights ago so
now I have a request for yes I knew it
strangely this morning when we were
driving back from we were just kind of
went out on the little drive with Jamie
daydrian myself and we on our way back
not even half a K from camp there were
two ground horn balls right outside
there and they’re always a pleasure to
look at always even to hear them it’s so
cool and can you see how thick the
bushes got me it’s really thick I mean
you can even with the ground hornbills
you could sort of just see them because
they’re on the grass was the height that
they were but they have that obvious
black plumage and the red of course
underneath so it was easy to see ah we
have the murderer
we have camera killers and aerial
murderers on this property okay let’s
see it almost there guys almost there
what do you think is gonna be there I’m
gonna say I think I think there will be
let’s be honest I don’t think there’ll
be anything but if there is something
it’ll be an antelope
I would think let’s see Wow it is so
thick that you can you can hardly even
see the pen cast what do you think will
be there a dove cuz thinks a dove will
be there you know you cut you probably
very right Kersey Hey look at how tall
well always worth the look sometimes you
just have a feeling and you just got to
go with it
and if you don’t find if you don’t try
as is with everything in life you will
never know will you stays the pen fuss
mm-hmm well while I look for something
special
DJ has got something very special for
hi we’re still with sangala he’s still
there sleeping and I keep calling him
Tenggara and I’ll tell you why I worked
for a very long time on a reserve way we
actually had a small little female
leopard and her name was tingly so it’s
eight years of in graining of a leopard
name and she actually got her name
because the first time she became
independent and left her mother she
stumbled upon some lion cubs and she
actually killed them which we were
surprised that a leopard would kill the
lion cub and that’s how she got the name
Pingala which means little lion
so no disrespect to Tenggara which means
shy which clearly is not
he’s definitely grown into a different
leopard from being shy so comparative to
other lipids I’ve seen in my career he’s
actually pretty good looking for his age
believe he’s around about 11 maybe
almost 12 so he’s got a lot of
experience under his belt and ask big
territorial male and I’m sure most of
the viewers that have been watching him
for a long time and have seen a lot of
his accomplishments he’s mating with the
females these territorial markings his
hunting skills I saw the clip from
Tristan the other day where he went
right into the water burrow hoping to
find a water but he was not so lucky so
as they get a little bit older hunting
sometimes becomes a little bit harder
obviously they’re getting pressure from
potentially other territorial males
wanting to move in maybe they’re they
younger but stronger so there may be a
challenger on the horizon for him so he
may also start to start stealing some of
the ladies kills even I believe he
steals from his own son sometimes so I
don’t know if you necessarily stole the
kill very eight because we haven’t seen
any evidence of any other leopards
around
many of the viewers got any questions
we’re in the best spot to ask me that
question Lauren my favorite animal is in
fact a leopard and probably because the
first half of my career I worked in
places where lipid were very very scarce
and very shy so didn’t get to see them
often and then towards the latter half
of the career spend time in a new
reserve that didn’t really have relaxed
lifters at all so we’ve got to go from
completely wild leopards to over years
working with them that they eventually
became very similar to ting gonna relax
with the vehicles and if you like this
but just the sheer beauty those spots
just everything’s just perfect so you
use the spots on the top lip to tell
them apart literally just the top row of
spots and will help you identify
different letters from different areas
you can also use the tackiness of the
ears sometimes that’s a distinct
giveaway but with my own lipids
sometimes that becomes quite hard
especially if they’ve been fighting and
they get some new Nicks and notches and
ears then you may confuse them but
fortunately when they’re the size of
Tenggara and their own a very large
territory you’re generally finding the
Wow so now you’re racking my brain here
I’ve got to go back quite far and just
been asked sir I didn’t get the name but
my favorite leopard sighting would
probably have to be when a female
introduced to tiny little fluffy Cubs to
us and we were right next to them and
she brought them out and the two Cubs
started playing it was just in a river
line in a nice little drainage area and
those two Cubs became also the stars of
okay now they’re just flooding my head
down just keep remembering all sorts of
sightings that I remember you’d see them
one of them was stalking a scrub here
and unfortunately the scrub here wasn’t
so lucky and wasn’t so alert and got
grabbed while also a young female
leopard and by the time she got hold of
it and and unfortunately dispatched it
she had to obviously pluck all the fur
out and it didn’t really look like she
actually enjoyed that meal for a while
because all she was doing was spitting
the scrub here for out of her mouth
before she actually got a bite to eat
you can see the Flies are bothering him
a little bit every now and again he’s
nose twitches and he gets his poor ready
to swat them away moving look at the
size of those feet you can see very very
nicely the claws sticking out and for
them they sort of there are retractable
claws but the levers will obviously
bring them out when they’ve stopped the
prey and they jump on the prey to grab
it’s they’ll use their claws to hold on
to the prey and particularly with hard
prayed things like warthog and then it
helps them hold on so until they get the
throat group but also with them helps
them climbing trees so some of the trees
here have very loose bark and it allows
them some nice grip especially for a
male leopard or a female carrying a nice
heavy year meal up the tree to hide it
so question for the viewers in one tweet
which is your favorite Leopard
it’s just snoozing this is what you
would call a Sunday afternoon snooze
everybody the only thing is not doing a
– ruff ghoul is asking why did I decide
to become a guide well I grew up on a
farm so I had always had the opportunity
to be outdoors with animals granted
there were farm animals we had donkeys
and ducks and geese and chickens even
had a pet chick and that was one of my
first pits and then I when I was in high
school I decided to do some volunteer
work in the zoo which was also working
with farmyard animals which I was
familiar with and just the love of
animals my entire life so then working
with those animals I left that and I
studied conservation and I’ve been in
the bush ever since but this is like a
dream career I’ve just spent the last
six months behind the desk being a disc
jockey and I definitely would rather be
kingfisher nice woodland Kingfisher just
landed on the branches just above
Pingala did so it seems like the
unanimous decision is husana is the
favorite lipid of the show I have to
admit I’m yet to see him but I’m clearly
so that’s a woodland Kingfisher it’s
probably a little bit difficult with the
light but they have the most awesome
call that chewy
that you hear around about November in
the bush they’ve just migrated all the
way from northern Africa come down here
and spend the summer season yes so they
starting to think about moving back
north and what’s interesting about them
is that they actually land up going over
an entire population of woodland
kingfishers that hang around at the
equator so the woodland kingfishers in
the Mara these ones that overlap in the
natal feos probably also just coming in
to have a good look at ting Ghana he
doesn’t obviously feel threatened by a
leopard because he can fly off but you
do sometimes get other birds that will
alarm at leopards particularly some of
the Franklin’s like the crista Franklin
and the spoof owls as well as even the
gray go away bird they often have
something to say if there’s a leopard
actively moving around in an area they
just try to give everybody else a
warning to say hey there is a predator
in the area and as as a guide that’s
almost like sound that you you can’t
ignore you have to go and have a look
if you’re seeing his whiskers there he’s
got such nice long whiskers and four
cats that’s a very very important thing
for them their whiskers help them from a
sensory point of view okay after having
a look at his whiskers we gonna send you
across to Tristana to see what she’s up
whiskers what beautiful whiskers he must
have indeed but I have something pretty
to you know these African Hooper’s they
like to follow me around I’ve seen so
many since I’ve been back all about even
now they’re about four on the road and
this beautiful one perched on that
branch I think it looks so nice lovely
really really cool one of the
understated birds I think because we see
them so often that you’ve kind of get
spoiled and then you forget how
incredibly beautiful these birds are and
then you have good looks in a closer
detail and you can see the coloration on
the and the wing it’s just it’s a
stunning bird new you are moving to the
wind swing your branch isn’t it wind
through the hay beautiful well I am on
the road heading to the din and Shane
says this is your favorite but I’m glad
to hear it Shane it is definitely one of
my favorites like I’ve said to you guys
before it’s very hard for me to choose
favorites it’s one of the things I least
like to do is choose a favorite because
everything is my favorite I know that’s
a bad thing but it’s true I love
everything I just can’t stop anyway I am
on the road to the hyena den or almost
on the road to the hanging it in so we
also guys please remember that the wild
wild earth expedition second one will be
open for bookings today after the sunset
safari and of course you can find out
any extra information you’d like and to
actually book after the Sun sets Safari
has finished and you can go onto our
website which is wild earth TV and it
folds slash expeditions and then you can
read all about and get an idea and of
course come and join us we had an
excellent time last the last time that
everyone was here it was also really
nice to meet you all and kind of get an
idea of who are these people that watch
us and kind of you know we have a
relationship now so it’s always nice to
meet you guys so please please book we
want it fully booked so we can meet as
many as you as
possible really nice sit down have a
nice dinner get to chat really cool so
please do that
once the Safari closes and go on to our
oh I’m so glad it’s starting to cool
down a bit oh it was hot earlier it was
still so amazed at how big everything is
gotten when I was off-roading
through I can’t remember when it was one
of these days recently and the grass
actually came to to my knee where this
door is open just on my right the grass
was touching me even though I’m in the
I must say I do enjoy just sort of
leisurely cruising through the bush you
see all the wonderful things I mean even
the dead branches look beautiful even
now we also had tracks of a female
leopard apparently was spotted this
morning around this area as well so also
keeping an eye out for that but nothing
so far
now also had wonderful elephants around
this area you can see this or
controversy but there’s a few kind of
little pens along the road here so I’ll
often see elephants kind of clean it’s
slipping into which is really nice
hey you can have a look at the bush as
we drive past look it’s like you are
I’ll slow it down for you so you can
actually see nicely you pass all all the
big trees beautiful stunning love what I
do you know I’m almost at the din when I
come back we will be there hopefully
it’ll be busy in the meantime let me
send you over to da tree with that
beautiful spotted cat so ting Ghana
still a flat cat and speaking about flat
cats I believe I’ve got to get in my
little pits as well so I don’t have any
cats but we have five dogs at home most
people that come from Johannesburg have
the odd one or two dogs and generally
small dogs but I’m going to show you the
first one here which is a very greedy
lab black lab her name is Bella and as
you can see she’s pretty much wishing
that that popcorn will jump of the
popcorn pot and then oh wait we’ve got
more we have another four so they all
live happily together in the household
for three Belgian Malinois one special
one in the middle that kind of thinks
he’s a wolf
so that Sasha and Titan and Zeus and
Duke and yet believe me when the postman
goes past we definitely know about it
and no doubt maybe they’re here meals
before we live and you’ll get an
interesting clip on the Safari hashtag
so speaking of cats I’ve been here for
two days and had the very fortunate
opportunity to spend some time out with
Jamie when we were with Columba
unfortunately she was in the rain
so she just finished her darker kill
that Tristan had seen in the morning and
she was out of the out of the tree and
she was on the ground and then it
started to rain and if there is one
thing that a cat hates is getting wet if
we look on the western horizon there
seems to be some storm clouds brewing
but the good news is the wind is blowing
them away from us so I’m hoping that
we’re not going to get wet
tonight on Safari because today we
didn’t put a roof on what the lumber
didn’t decided to do was hide in the
bushes
James is asking a question am i Akeem
Buddha do I like birds very very much
James I’ve I wouldn’t call myself a
twitcher that I’ll run around and spend
time going to specific areas to find a
specific bird but certainly if I am in a
new area then I will try and find as
many of the new Birds as possible
probably the one that’s on my wanted
list has to be a shovel and going to
Uganda just weren’t in the right places
at the right times to have actually seen
a shoe ball but plenty of favorites but
so that’s the interesting a lot of the
birds at this time of the year because
we’re heading into winter now a lot of
our migrants like that woodland
Kingfisher that we were looking at
didn’t catch the name in there but the
question is how large a meal can the
scat eat well a very good question
because what you will find with very
young lepers when they’re inexperienced
when they’re inexperienced they’ll often
start with small things so they’ll try
and catch squirrels Birds anything that
can stalk anything small and even like
to lumber which is that young female she
starts with small things so she started
with the daycare and as she improves her
hunting skills she’ll probably be better
at catching Impala and that would
probably be about the biggest for a
female leopard but one lacked in Ghana
you’ll find large large water back even
sometimes some adult kudu they they’ll
just eat a variety for them it’s also
what they’re able to stalk up and catch
but in this area probably the majority
I’d love to know what he ate because
average leopard male leopard probably
weighing anywhere over 80 kilos ting
Ghana might even be a bit more than that
and he’s certainly a few kilos heavier
so this heavy heavy panting is twofold
it’s because he’s because he’s got a
full belly and he’s in the heat but good
news is that the Mara Pat is ready to
wow what an exciting start to that drive
I almost feel as if I need to redo my
introduction as I was so caught up in
the action that I just kind of
everything went blue my name is Patrick
joining me on camera is Manu and we are
coming to you live from the Maasai Mara
here in Kenya if you have any questions
or comments please you to the hashtag
it’s safari live let you all let me know
if you’re feeling as well as I am after
that to Buffalo hunts in two days
unfortunately both unsuccessful for the
Lions but fortunately for the Buffalo
and I’m sure many of you who like to see
at the prey get away it was a good thing
so yeah it kind of leaves that
bittersweet taste in your mouth where
yeah one loses one wins but the Reno’s
are looking at very hungry and poor by
tonight is not looking well I’m not sure
exactly what it is but there is
something all over her neck I thought it
was big flies until they weren’t moving
then I thought it might have been
massive ticks but then we had a closer
look and it appears to be some big black
welts all over her neck so I’m exactly
sure what it is but it doesn’t look
pleasant for the poor girl and even
further bad news I did catch up with her
yesterday and she only had one cub with
her she was desperately desperately
trying to find the other ones we
followed her from tree to tree she went
back to that original den site where we
first saw the three and just couldn’t
find it
it’s then so yeah poor poor butternut
and today as well we didn’t see her with
a cup but then again they did go out
hunting so we call that with him just
when butternut actually reunited with
the rest of the oh we know pride but
then after that there was no Cubs so
perhaps she has stashed them before the
hunt we can only really hope so because
otherwise that would mean it’s gone from
three Cubs to no Cubs
Oh anyway what an exciting at start to this drive and Charlotte found wild dogs
this drive and Charlotte found wild dogs auntie auntie new guide
everyone is concerned why I’m not wearing green well actually I am I am it
wearing green well actually I am I am it is Saint me day I did so and all of the
is Saint me day I did so and all of the excitement I forgot about that but I
excitement I forgot about that but I don’t actually have anything like proper
don’t actually have anything like proper proper green to bring it out with me so
proper green to bring it out with me so I do just have my khaki green jumper and
I do just have my khaki green jumper and it is starting to get a little bit
it is starting to get a little bit chilly so I will pop it on for st.
chilly so I will pop it on for st. Patrick’s Day yes as I say fountain
Patrick’s Day yes as I say fountain Garner as well so very cracking it start
Garner as well so very cracking it start to the drive maybe if someone has a
to the drive maybe if someone has a photo editor they can edit this a little
photo editor they can edit this a little bit of a lighter more st. Patrick II
bit of a lighter more st. Patrick II shade of green this is the only green
shade of green this is the only green attire that I had well I did have also a
attire that I had well I did have also a green floral hat as well but it’s just
green floral hat as well but it’s just probably not appropriate to wear on
probably not appropriate to wear on Drive so unfortunately this is all I
Drive so unfortunately this is all I have but happy st. Patrick’s Day to
have but happy st. Patrick’s Day to everyone around the world I hope you are
everyone around the world I hope you are enjoying it
enjoying it I have of course of Irish heritage and
I have of course of Irish heritage and so we’ll probably have a little
so we’ll probably have a little celebration later on so it seems like
celebration later on so it seems like trash allah is trying to continue like
trash allah is trying to continue like this morning and checking out I mean
this morning and checking out I mean this afternoon it’s checking out the
this afternoon it’s checking out the fire aina dead
I definitely am trying to continue my life and I think my luck will even
life and I think my luck will even continue into the evening when we have a
continue into the evening when we have a celebration for st. Patrick’s Day as
celebration for st. Patrick’s Day as well well nothing like after the drive
well well nothing like after the drive to sit back and relax just a little bit
to sit back and relax just a little bit we really wanted to have a fire as well
we really wanted to have a fire as well but it is a bit warm hopefully I’ll get
but it is a bit warm hopefully I’ll get a bit chilly and we can have a nice fire
a bit chilly and we can have a nice fire so I am lucky yes I’m very lucky I’ve
so I am lucky yes I’m very lucky I’ve had the the wild dogs and now I have
had the the wild dogs and now I have these beautiful guys you know how much I
these beautiful guys you know how much I love them absolutely love them so we
love them absolutely love them so we have cocci that’s at the entrance there
have cocci that’s at the entrance there slumped over what she does miss you know
slumped over what she does miss you know when she’s not being a beast she’s the
when she’s not being a beast she’s the cutest thing on earth and of course we
cutest thing on earth and of course we have the two other cuties you know I
have the two other cuties you know I think these both are pretties because we
think these both are pretties because we know that plonk has the the much really
know that plonk has the the much really dark spots and the he has a two patches
dark spots and the he has a two patches of white just on each side of his of his
of white just on each side of his of his spine and he also has that kind of a C
spine and he also has that kind of a C upon his on his thigh and then I also
upon his on his thigh and then I also think on the other side he has kind of a
think on the other side he has kind of a triangle without corners if that makes
triangle without corners if that makes sense
sense and so these two I’m pretty sure
and so these two I’m pretty sure pretties too and we had a ribbon on the
pretties too and we had a ribbon on the other side of the termite of the the den
other side of the termite of the the den oh we’re dozing off we can barely keep
oh we’re dozing off we can barely keep our eyes open
our eyes open where’s your friend plonk see the flinch
where’s your friend plonk see the flinch of the ears is it oh just like a little
of the ears is it oh just like a little baby I’m sleepy but I’m not gonna sleep
baby I’m sleepy but I’m not gonna sleep I’m not
well what was that look what what did I miss something no speed puppet
now I was asked if hyenas have territories that play hell I couldn’t
territories that play hell I couldn’t quite hear what that was and and they do
quite hear what that was and and they do they have they each clan has their own
they have they each clan has their own territory and the area that they will
territory and the area that they will defend a playhouse
defend a playhouse very nice like a theater and yes they do
very nice like a theater and yes they do they have territories that they will
they have territories that they will defend in areas that they will defend
defend in areas that they will defend especially areas where they have dens
especially areas where they have dens like this so for example we are
like this so for example we are discussing it this morning with Jamie HD
discussing it this morning with Jamie HD and we are talking about whether are the
and we are talking about whether are the hyenas because all the only hyenas that
hyenas because all the only hyenas that we’ve seen or that we mostly see our
we’ve seen or that we mostly see our Juma clan and the juma clan they’re not
Juma clan and the juma clan they’re not a huge amount of members but for what
a huge amount of members but for what they apparent territory kind of
they apparent territory kind of encompasses it seems like it’s a lot for
encompasses it seems like it’s a lot for a small amount of hyena but then Jamie
a small amount of hyena but then Jamie also told us that when there was an
also told us that when there was an elephant carcass then there are other
elephant carcass then there are other hyenas that have come in as well
hyenas that have come in as well obviously they’re fighting and other
obviously they’re fighting and other sorts of things but it’s interesting in
sorts of things but it’s interesting in fact I was just thinking about it today
fact I was just thinking about it today about the territories and and exactly
about the territories and and exactly who else would come in and how would
who else would come in and how would they come in but so far I have just just
they come in but so far I have just just been lucky enough to be with our I told
been lucky enough to be with our I told you my plan here everyone’s sleepy
look at those there you can clearly see it so when you
there you can clearly see it so when you see a hyena track that’s exactly what
see a hyena track that’s exactly what you’re seeing and I always love to see
you’re seeing and I always love to see the actual pole because it gives you a
the actual pole because it gives you a good understanding of the shape and size
good understanding of the shape and size of that track so you can see that the
of that track so you can see that the back pad only has two loads whereas with
back pad only has two loads whereas with a leopard or line you see the three
a leopard or line you see the three lobes and also if you think of your own
lobes and also if you think of your own hand when you take paint in you pop it
hand when you take paint in you pop it in in the paint and you pop it on on a
in in the paint and you pop it on on a piece of paper then you also kind of
piece of paper then you also kind of have two lobes at the bottom by your
have two lobes at the bottom by your wrists look at the legs crust yes you
wrists look at the legs crust yes you are you are anyway sitting here for
are you are anyway sitting here for longer of course because these guys are
longer of course because these guys are just read to entertaining in the
just read to entertaining in the meantime let me send you up to the Masai
meantime let me send you up to the Masai Mara wooden pad well we were here with a
Mara wooden pad well we were here with a friend on elephant what appears to be a
friend on elephant what appears to be a lone bull but in a very rude turn of
lone bull but in a very rude turn of events he has turned around and faced
events he has turned around and faced his bottom towards us so obviously it
his bottom towards us so obviously it must be a little bit camera shy we just
must be a little bit camera shy we just came across it grazing on the side of
came across it grazing on the side of the road right now I thought well why
the road right now I thought well why not balance out the exciting start with
not balance out the exciting start with a little bit of mellowness now I did
a little bit of mellowness now I did move off from the oh we know pride we
move off from the oh we know pride we were just having a bit of a signal and
were just having a bit of a signal and comms issues there and they had also
comms issues there and they had also gone quite flat after their efforts so I
gone quite flat after their efforts so I probably will circle back to them and
probably will circle back to them and just check in later because there’s one
just check in later because there’s one of two things that could happen they may
of two things that could happen they may go back to hunt and they also may they
go back to hunt and they also may they also sorry by the night it may also lead
also sorry by the night it may also lead us to her cub again if she has stashed
us to her cub again if she has stashed it
it but right now I’m held up in a bit of a
but right now I’m held up in a bit of a roadblock
it’s the best roadblock it to be and though we can see a little bit of drivel
though we can see a little bit of drivel coming out to your pending there hey
coming out to your pending there hey showing us a little bit of attitude
look at that those eyes the other day when we had that or yeah yesterday
when we had that or yeah yesterday morning was yeah it was it was yesterday
morning was yeah it was it was yesterday morning I’ve had so many cool so I think
morning I’ve had so many cool so I think lately 20 say his love is ring whose yes
lately 20 say his love is ring whose yes the wrinkles are great around that eye
the wrinkles are great around that eye and yesterday morning when we had a very
and yesterday morning when we had a very close up encounter with those elephants
close up encounter with those elephants I was just staring into the eye and it
I was just staring into the eye and it was almost seemed like it was staring at
was almost seemed like it was staring at right back at me one was actually giving
right back at me one was actually giving me a little bit of attitude and I just
me a little bit of attitude and I just sat there and looked at it and I am
sat there and looked at it and I am definitely making this up I’m sure this
definitely making this up I’m sure this wasn’t actually the case but it nodded
wasn’t actually the case but it nodded at me and then walked off calmly so it
at me and then walked off calmly so it was almost as if it checked me out and
was almost as if it checked me out and then just gave me a nod to say hey
then just gave me a nod to say hey you’re a mate keep moving I’m just human
you’re a mate keep moving I’m just human izing the elephant’s nice nice little
izing the elephant’s nice nice little sighting there it’s always good to have
sighting there it’s always good to have Elly’s thrown into the mix we know quite
Elly’s thrown into the mix we know quite a lot of ground birds on this road as
a lot of ground birds on this road as well we just went past a whole heap of
well we just went past a whole heap of guinea fowl and there was a redneck
guinea fowl and there was a redneck despair fear I’ll just down here but has
despair fear I’ll just down here but has disappeared into the grass I was going
disappeared into the grass I was going to show you but
gone gone yeah so and then a Corky Franklin is low so later lots of ground
Franklin is low so later lots of ground birds around to this afternoon
all right well I think that we are going to head up north and potentially try to
to head up north and potentially try to find it cheetah cubs not making any
find it cheetah cubs not making any promises but that is the plan in the
promises but that is the plan in the meantime let’s go back down to South
meantime let’s go back down to South Africa and see what is going on down
Africa and see what is going on down there so we’ve here with the scuba
there so we’ve here with the scuba Steven snorkel Sarah and a funny things
Steven snorkel Sarah and a funny things just happened there was two Egyptian
just happened there was two Egyptian geese they were pedaling their little
geese they were pedaling their little legs or swimming and they swam straight
legs or swimming and they swam straight towards the hippos and the hippos
towards the hippos and the hippos submerged and when the two geese got to
submerged and when the two geese got to the middle the two hippos popped up and
the middle the two hippos popped up and it was a rather scary moment for the two
it was a rather scary moment for the two Egyptian geese they seem to have moved
Egyptian geese they seem to have moved off a little bit and they sort of
off a little bit and they sort of waiting for the heart palpitations to
waiting for the heart palpitations to get back to a normal rate and then
get back to a normal rate and then they’ll probably carry on swimming but
they’ll probably carry on swimming but it was a rather silly thing for them to
it was a rather silly thing for them to do and they could see that the hippos
do and they could see that the hippos were there and they just swam straight
were there and they just swam straight to Walden so Steven Sarah our two
to Walden so Steven Sarah our two resident hippos at the Buffalo octan a
resident hippos at the Buffalo octan a male and a female the male bigger one of
male and a female the male bigger one of the two and then the female so it looks
the two and then the female so it looks like okay Steve on the lift Sarah on the
like okay Steve on the lift Sarah on the right we call them
right we call them snorkeling scuba because they spend so
snorkeling scuba because they spend so much time under the water so when a
much time under the water so when a hippo decides that he wants to submerge
hippo decides that he wants to submerge himself he’s got the capabilities to
himself he’s got the capabilities to spend at least about six minutes
spend at least about six minutes underneath the water and if they want to
underneath the water and if they want to move they generally then walk across the
move they generally then walk across the bottom but where they are now they’re
bottom but where they are now they’re not floating they’re standing where they
not floating they’re standing where they are so all they have to do is just lift
are so all they have to do is just lift their head up open their nostrils taking
their head up open their nostrils taking a nice deep breath and then they can put
a nice deep breath and then they can put their head down again it’s been quite a
their head down again it’s been quite a warm day so that’s why they’re still in
warm day so that’s why they’re still in the water when it starts when the Sun
the water when it starts when the Sun Goes Down and it starts getting a little
Goes Down and it starts getting a little bit cooler that’s when they’ll think
bit cooler that’s when they’ll think about moving on to go and find some
about moving on to go and find some grass walking out the water
grass walking out the water for you bird lovers out there we’ve got
for you bird lovers out there we’ve got also a blacksmith left wing to the right
also a blacksmith left wing to the right on the edge of the water I’m just I’ve
on the edge of the water I’m just I’ve just heard that there’s a question
just heard that there’s a question coming I’m waiting for it what is the
coming I’m waiting for it what is the gestation period of the hippo someone
gestation period of the hippo someone from the universe child from the
from the universe child from the universe
universe apologies I’ve still got to get all
apologies I’ve still got to get all those handles so the gestation period of
those handles so the gestation period of hippo quite interestingly is actually
hippo quite interestingly is actually only eight months and you would think
only eight months and you would think Wow
Wow why so short for an animal so large
why so short for an animal so large because you compare them to an animal
because you compare them to an animal relatively the same size like a rhino
relatively the same size like a rhino female white rhino about 16 months and a
female white rhino about 16 months and a hippo only eight months but the
hippo only eight months but the development of the calf is pretty quick
development of the calf is pretty quick because they have the comfort of being
because they have the comfort of being in the water so that sort of the
in the water so that sort of the buoyancy of the water the calf is quite
buoyancy of the water the calf is quite small it is very tiny when it comes out
small it is very tiny when it comes out only weighing a couple of kilos when she
only weighing a couple of kilos when she gives birth what she’ll do she won’t
gives birth what she’ll do she won’t give birth in the water generally close
give birth in the water generally close to the shallows to the edge where she’s
to the shallows to the edge where she’s able to push the calf to the edge of the
able to push the calf to the edge of the water so that it can take its first
water so that it can take its first breath and at that point she’ll be
breath and at that point she’ll be extremely protective of that young calf
extremely protective of that young calf she doesn’t allow any of the other
she doesn’t allow any of the other hippos to close by and she even wouldn’t
hippos to close by and she even wouldn’t allow even other animals or people to
allow even other animals or people to approach her that would be when they
approach her that would be when they would get really really aggressive and
would get really really aggressive and then if she needs to take it to deeper
then if she needs to take it to deeper water obviously the calf is tiny so it
water obviously the calf is tiny so it almost sinks to the bottom it almost has
almost sinks to the bottom it almost has to bounce off the bottom to come up to
to bounce off the bottom to come up to take a breath of air sometimes in the
take a breath of air sometimes in the day you’ll actually find a hippo cough
day you’ll actually find a hippo cough lying on the back of the mother so that
lying on the back of the mother so that it can stay in the safety and the
it can stay in the safety and the security of the deeper water but it
security of the deeper water but it doesn’t have to struggle so much to bob
doesn’t have to struggle so much to bob up and down
up and down in the water so that would always be a
in the water so that would always be a hope that we have a baby apart of these
hope that we have a baby apart of these two in the near future so another tall
two in the near future so another tall animal that has a very long gestation
animal that has a very long gestation period would be a giraffe and that’s
period would be a giraffe and that’s gonna tell you a little bit about that
yes very long gestation period indeed does the Masai giraffe giraffe a tipple
does the Masai giraffe giraffe a tipple scre Chi so yet another mammal along
scre Chi so yet another mammal along this Drive something intimate and close
this Drive something intimate and close up again it’s been very cool cool little
up again it’s been very cool cool little experience so far now these ones are
experience so far now these ones are being absolutely harassed by some
being absolutely harassed by some oxpeckers you can see them on this one’s
oxpeckers you can see them on this one’s neck here but there was another one who
neck here but there was another one who neck was absolutely thick with him and
neck was absolutely thick with him and was shaking its head around running
was shaking its head around running about the poor thing had just looked
about the poor thing had just looked absolutely devastated it was swarmed by
absolutely devastated it was swarmed by these little fellas see going about
these little fellas see going about their business there it looks like they
their business there it looks like they are picking something off the giraffe I
are picking something off the giraffe I can only assume it ticks but they also
can only assume it ticks but they also may be going up for the blood underneath
may be going up for the blood underneath the ticks as well is very happy with me
the ticks as well is very happy with me right now yes sir I think every time I
right now yes sir I think every time I find giraffes in our draft Gale it can
find giraffes in our draft Gale it can just be dedicated to you because I
just be dedicated to you because I always come across them by chance
always come across them by chance whenever I say I’m going to find one for
whenever I say I’m going to find one for you I always end up well sometimes I
you I always end up well sometimes I find them but other times I haven’t been
find them but other times I haven’t been able to show them because it’s infrared
able to show them because it’s infrared range and all that jazz so yes every
range and all that jazz so yes every time I find your ass now giraffe girl
time I find your ass now giraffe girl you can be sure that it is for you he’s
you can be sure that it is for you he’s poor poor giraffe toy box peckers all
poor poor giraffe toy box peckers all over them I could only imagine that
over them I could only imagine that would be quite annoying
would be quite annoying it’s definitely the other one so we
it’s definitely the other one so we actually surrounded by and we don’t only
actually surrounded by and we don’t only have them on the right ear there is many
have them on the right ear there is many on the left as well so they are all
on the left as well so they are all around the road I mean not the road all
around the road I mean not the road all on the side of the road right now nice
on the side of the road right now nice soaking that the piece of Amar of
soaking that the piece of Amar of tomorrow after seeing a couple of hunts
tomorrow after seeing a couple of hunts over the last couple of days it’s been
over the last couple of days it’s been very exciting stuff actually following
very exciting stuff actually following these the windows around I’ve really
these the windows around I’ve really grown to love them and get really
grown to love them and get really started to get to know them anyway
started to get to know them anyway continuing on
continuing on so my new was telling me that there is a
so my new was telling me that there is a cheetah cubs stashed somewhere and we
cheetah cubs stashed somewhere and we are going to go and just have a look
are going to go and just have a look around and see actually find them
around and see actually find them because wouldn’t that be something
because wouldn’t that be something it’s definitely something I didn’t think
it’s definitely something I didn’t think I don’t think I would ever have seen so
I don’t think I would ever have seen so if we could find them I would be over
if we could find them I would be over the moon
the moon but there is also plenty to see along
but there is also plenty to see along the Ray well I will continue on my
the Ray well I will continue on my search for Cubs but it sounds like a
search for Cubs but it sounds like a true Charlize that search for Cubs is
true Charlize that search for Cubs is already complete and she has some cute
already complete and she has some cute little hyenas to show you
speaking of Cubs these two tiny ones came out of the den just really really
came out of the den just really really cute I think these are June’s two and
cute I think these are June’s two and pretties to have scampered off with
pretties to have scampered off with quirky she started to call I think she
quirky she started to call I think she was calling for plonker you often hear
was calling for plonker you often hear that
and then she she does that when she wants to call for him and even she turns
wants to call for him and even she turns it into the den and then that’s when all
it into the den and then that’s when all the Cubs come on so I think that she’s
the Cubs come on so I think that she’s going to look for for plunk or at least
going to look for for plunk or at least she’s calling plunk and then she had his
she’s calling plunk and then she had his two little friends until
now ribbon is on the other side and if these two will go down too no one seems
these two will go down too no one seems to be trying but this one is a little
to be trying but this one is a little bit curious now I love when they’re
bit curious now I love when they’re really tiny and they have these lines on
really tiny and they have these lines on their head and their forehead and their
their head and their forehead and their eyes look so so cute it’s just totally
eyes look so so cute it’s just totally innocent so sweet
earlier they got a bit of us but over frightened what are they what are they
frightened what are they what are they responding to and then we saw big
responding to and then we saw big elephant bull the other side of the den
elephant bull the other side of the den he was not interested in this area at
he was not interested in this area at all but the Cubs freaked out everyone
all but the Cubs freaked out everyone says how cute I think they’re stunning
absolutely stunning and those whole ears unn unn tatted just just do cute
unn unn tatted just just do cute like little bears
sniff sniff sniff I need to learn speaking of elephants we had lots of
speaking of elephants we had lots of sort of trees pushed over around here
sort of trees pushed over around here and bits of dugout land and we thought
and bits of dugout land and we thought jeez if when the elephants come around
jeez if when the elephants come around here if they’ve been here when it comes
here if they’ve been here when it comes out they would have had such a scare
I would love to see what a couple do it sees a big elephant fuse you guys are
sees a big elephant fuse you guys are asking if these on June’s or ribbons
asking if these on June’s or ribbons come so you know I was actually thinking
come so you know I was actually thinking the same thing I haven’t seen ribbons
the same thing I haven’t seen ribbons Cubs yet and you didn’t know that they
Cubs yet and you didn’t know that they came out as she joined at the den when I
came out as she joined at the den when I had when I was on leave and now when I
had when I was on leave and now when I look at these two one definitely looks
look at these two one definitely looks younger or darker than the other but
younger or darker than the other but then also you know coats change in spots
then also you know coats change in spots coming in at different times so I can’t
coming in at different times so I can’t be sure
be sure now we do know that ribbon is on the
now we do know that ribbon is on the other side but the Cubs have been gone
other side but the Cubs have been gone to her so maybe these are June’s Cubs
to her so maybe these are June’s Cubs and will soon see I mean if they go to
and will soon see I mean if they go to the ribbon and they suckle then we all
the ribbon and they suckle then we all know for sure that their ribbons comes
know for sure that their ribbons comes oh if June comes and joins us then we’ll
oh if June comes and joins us then we’ll know but since I’ve been back I haven’t
know but since I’ve been back I haven’t seen ribbons I’ve only seen pretties to
seen ribbons I’ve only seen pretties to plunk of course and then June’s too
if you guys know and you’ve taken pictures of these Cubs and you know
pictures of these Cubs and you know there’s their spots then let me know
there’s their spots then let me know because I would love love to know
because I would love love to know exactly who’s who in the zoo use that
exactly who’s who in the zoo use that hashtag Safari live please let me know
that’s so cute because it’s similar sitting similarly to how Koki was sort
sitting similarly to how Koki was sort of on that Michael you say these are
of on that Michael you say these are June’s Cubs that did suspect so I think
June’s Cubs that did suspect so I think ribbons Cubs would be smaller and darker
ribbons Cubs would be smaller and darker so I would suspect so hey you two
so I would suspect so hey you two growing up so fast
that’s nice and cool now so that’s probably a while coquí’s moved off maybe
probably a while coquí’s moved off maybe she’s taken the two two little ones with
she’s taken the two two little ones with her or say taken but acknowledge it’s
her or say taken but acknowledge it’s followed her and she didn’t have enough
followed her and she didn’t have enough in her to shoe them enough but maybe
in her to shoe them enough but maybe they will bring back clunk and she will
they will bring back clunk and she will carry on hunting it’s a nice time of day
carry on hunting it’s a nice time of day it’s cooler
I think I might move around to where ribbon was and just have a look at her –
Janet you’d like to know if I think that these comes at then or if they look like
these comes at then or if they look like they haven’t been fed well I kind of
they haven’t been fed well I kind of know what you mean
know what you mean I know what you mean they look a bit a
I know what you mean they look a bit a bit gangly oh they do but I wonder if
bit gangly oh they do but I wonder if that’s just the phase of growth that
that’s just the phase of growth that they in because you’ll find that the
they in because you’ll find that the legs will grow and then the rest of the
legs will grow and then the rest of the body kind of needs to catch up the ears
body kind of needs to catch up the ears go legs legs will grow and they look a
go legs legs will grow and they look a bit disproportionate so we’ll see or
bit disproportionate so we’ll see or have a better look but I don’t I don’t
have a better look but I don’t I don’t think they’re too bad to be honest
and when did we see June last I definitely saw at the den the last time
definitely saw at the den the last time I was here and she would have fed them
okay they’ve moved over to the other side let’s see ribbon is there let’s go
side let’s see ribbon is there let’s go visit her in the meantime let me send
visit her in the meantime let me send you over to da drain which is doing some
you over to da drain which is doing some who is doing something we do a lot
so I believe there’s quite a few questions and answers expected so fire
questions and answers expected so fire away
Wow so magic dragon is asking what is my favorite place to guide I’d probably say
favorite place to guide I’d probably say the Kruger National Park and that’s
the Kruger National Park and that’s based on being one of the largest areas
based on being one of the largest areas in South Africa to guide in and I see
in South Africa to guide in and I see when I started my career as a guide I
when I started my career as a guide I was very young as I said I was 18 I was
was very young as I said I was 18 I was driving a big Safari vehicle for like 20
driving a big Safari vehicle for like 20 people so we didn’t really get out the
people so we didn’t really get out the vehicle or do anything but over the
vehicle or do anything but over the years to be able to be in foot in one of
years to be able to be in foot in one of these last big wilderness areas of South
these last big wilderness areas of South Africa has been really really awesome
Africa has been really really awesome and the best part about guiding is the
and the best part about guiding is the fact that every day is different you
fact that every day is different you just never know what you’re gonna get
just never know what you’re gonna get next
Christiaan from Bob have I seen mountain gorillas I have in fact seen mountain
gorillas I have in fact seen mountain gorillas that was a lifetime dream to go
gorillas that was a lifetime dream to go and see them so last year up in Uganda
and see them so last year up in Uganda in the boondi impenetrable forest very
in the boondi impenetrable forest very fortunate enough to go and if anyone is
fortunate enough to go and if anyone is ever thinking about going doing gorillas
ever thinking about going doing gorillas do it it’s a must it’s the most
do it it’s a must it’s the most incredible you only get an hour but it
incredible you only get an hour but it is the most incredible hour that you get
is the most incredible hour that you get to spend with them we were so fortunate
to spend with them we were so fortunate we had a troop of about 21 large
we had a troop of about 21 large silverback variety of inference from
silverback variety of inference from nine months old all the way up to adult
nine months old all the way up to adult females and just the sheer interaction I
females and just the sheer interaction I couldn’t believe that an animals so
couldn’t believe that an animals so large we could see so close that was
large we could see so close that was relatively undisturbed by our presence
relatively undisturbed by our presence that just they’re just they just did
that just they’re just they just did their thing and towards the end of the
their thing and towards the end of the hour they landed up in an us open
hour they landed up in an us open clearing and we had 14 gorillas in an
clearing and we had 14 gorillas in an open clearing and the big silverback was
open clearing and the big silverback was in the middle he pulled over a large
in the middle he pulled over a large stump and they were picking with their
stump and they were picking with their fingers in that rotting stump for all
fingers in that rotting stump for all the grubs in the Lavi so absolute must
the grubs in the Lavi so absolute must Bob if it’s on your bucket list
Bob if it’s on your bucket list do it
so the next question sorry I didn’t get the handle there but do I enjoy bush
the handle there but do I enjoy bush walks and tracking absolutely and if all
walks and tracking absolutely and if all goes well I’ll be joining Jamie on a
goes well I’ll be joining Jamie on a bush walk tomorrow morning so we’ll
bush walk tomorrow morning so we’ll absolutely see you what type of tracks
absolutely see you what type of tracks we can find we have been looking for
we can find we have been looking for some this afternoon we’ve actually just
some this afternoon we’ve actually just found a very interesting thing at one of
found a very interesting thing at one of the mud pans is a random egg that was
the mud pans is a random egg that was just deposited on the side of the pan
just deposited on the side of the pan and it wasn’t too much evidence around
and it wasn’t too much evidence around to suggest who left it there but
to suggest who left it there but certainly a nice parcel for the next
certainly a nice parcel for the next monitor lizard that comes along
we might be lucky we’re heading into a view into the west spatial clouds might
view into the west spatial clouds might be might be a very nice sunset this
be might be a very nice sunset this evening just have a look at those clouds
evening just have a look at those clouds and while we do this little bit of a
and while we do this little bit of a rainbow on the lift and while we do that
rainbow on the lift and while we do that you can head on to T’Challa with the
you can head on to T’Challa with the Trishula sorry yeah with the hyenas
I’m sure it will be a beautiful sunset this afternoon this morning was one of
this afternoon this morning was one of the most stunning sunrises I’ve ever
the most stunning sunrises I’ve ever seen there was a huge layers of mist and
seen there was a huge layers of mist and then the Sun popped out like a golden
then the Sun popped out like a golden ball from behind them it was stunning
ball from behind them it was stunning much like you Robin yes it’s a sleepy
much like you Robin yes it’s a sleepy day at the hanging it in everyone’s just
day at the hanging it in everyone’s just kind of keeping trying to keep their
kind of keeping trying to keep their eyes open can you see all these
eyes open can you see all these depressions they’ve created even she’s
depressions they’ve created even she’s sitting in one who was that you saw the
sitting in one who was that you saw the moment of collapse
bumblebee you’d like to know if they are albino hyenas the possibility exists I’m
albino hyenas the possibility exists I’m sure but I would think it’s more likely
sure but I would think it’s more likely that someone would see a leucistic hyena
that someone would see a leucistic hyena and I know that French saw a leucistic
and I know that French saw a leucistic hyena in the Mara so that would be
hyena in the Mara so that would be really really interesting in fact it’d
really really interesting in fact it’d be great to see a picture of that
be great to see a picture of that because I don’t know if you guys have
because I don’t know if you guys have noticed but pretties bigger Cup looks
noticed but pretties bigger Cup looks really really pale so it’d be
really really pale so it’d be interesting to know if maybe that could
interesting to know if maybe that could be a logistic Cup though everything else
be a logistic Cup though everything else is fairly fairly dark eyes are still
is fairly fairly dark eyes are still very dark so I don’t think so but I
very dark so I don’t think so but I think that would be really cool and I’d
think that would be really cool and I’d really like to see a logistic iana
really like to see a logistic iana imagine imagine an albino hyena the
imagine imagine an albino hyena the light white hyena it look like like a
light white hyena it look like like a spotty you will feel thing very cute I
spotty you will feel thing very cute I think maybe blue eyes like husky don’t
think maybe blue eyes like husky don’t be nice but no not here in gym I
be nice but no not here in gym I definitely not change humour but brent
definitely not change humour but brent was lucky enough in the Mara to see that
as I’m sure you all though those type of traits being
traits being Alvino or the statistic or melanistic
Alvino or the statistic or melanistic you are still the exact same species it
you are still the exact same species it just means that you are carrying the
just means that you are carrying the recessive gene for basically increasing
recessive gene for basically increasing your production of melanin or inhibiting
your production of melanin or inhibiting it in some way that’s how you have lice
it in some way that’s how you have lice or white lions there leucistic lions
there’s lots of animals I’d like to see that uh that would be leucistic
I think you know something like ground whole pool
child of the universe you’d like to know when the last time I saw a hyena that
when the last time I saw a hyena that was not part of the juma then was well
was not part of the juma then was well like we were discussing earlier I have
like we were discussing earlier I have only seen Juma clan hyenas I’m not
only seen Juma clan hyenas I’m not seeing anyone that is from outside sort
seeing anyone that is from outside sort of the clan and from what we know hyena
of the clan and from what we know hyena territories especially or specifically
territories especially or specifically to the kruger can be about 150
to the kruger can be about 150 kilometers squared so that is that is a
kilometers squared so that is that is a big big space and I think that’s that’s
big big space and I think that’s that’s something that’s more more appropriate
something that’s more more appropriate for a bigger clan so I don’t think that
for a bigger clan so I don’t think that this clan occupies that kind of space I
this clan occupies that kind of space I really don’t think so but that being
really don’t think so but that being said I haven’t seen other hyenas around
said I haven’t seen other hyenas around members of other clans around
like I said Jamie has seen it when there was an elephant carcass not too far from
was an elephant carcass not too far from here but I’m not sure even when that was
here but I’m not sure even when that was must have been a while ago
okapis where have you gone I thought they were going to go fetch
I thought they were going to go fetch plunk but
you know it’s really bad to make promises that you may not keep but I
promises that you may not keep but I have faith in Pat he says and he
have faith in Pat he says and he promises so let’s go over to him and see
promises so let’s go over to him and see what he promises to give you this drive
what he promises to give you this drive I did not promise I specifically said as
I did not promise I specifically said as soon as I said I was looking for GT cars
soon as I said I was looking for GT cars and I’m not making any promises but
and I’m not making any promises but anyway so we are in the area now I’ve
anyway so we are in the area now I’ve been told to keep my eyes out from
been told to keep my eyes out from anywhere here on out so I will be
anywhere here on out so I will be searching a lot while I am talking so
searching a lot while I am talking so you may not get all the eye contact in
you may not get all the eye contact in the world but I do have three extra
the world but I do have three extra pairs of eyes with me Manu and our
pairs of eyes with me Manu and our Ascari on the back so all is well we
Ascari on the back so all is well we have a plenty to look for
so wouldn’t cheetah cubs be unreal to see I I can’t even I don’t think I’ve
see I I can’t even I don’t think I’ve actually even seen a video or a picture
actually even seen a video or a picture of them so to see them in the flesh
of them so to see them in the flesh would be unreal but we’re not gonna hide
would be unreal but we’re not gonna hide things up there too much and just yet
slow down and have a bit more of a scam it doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of
it doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of anything around here which may make
anything around here which may make citing an animal a little bit easier the
citing an animal a little bit easier the grass is a little bit shorter around
grass is a little bit shorter around here but still a cub could easily easily
here but still a cub could easily easily hide away in here
so speaking of cheetah brew Sara finally got herself a kill I’m sure you all have
got herself a kill I’m sure you all have heard that I was a very happy TV about
heard that I was a very happy TV about myself
Christie what is my favorite baby animal to see
to see well I very very much loved lion cubs
yeah yeah I think lion cubs I mean puppies I also love puppies as low
puppies I also love puppies as low they’re hard to knock what other baby
they’re hard to knock what other baby animals have I seen they’ve been
animals have I seen they’ve been absolutely cute I think I saw a baby yes
absolutely cute I think I saw a baby yes it was Baby Jaguar in Costa Rica in one
it was Baby Jaguar in Costa Rica in one of the rehabilitation centers I went to
of the rehabilitation centers I went to it that was a super super cute so that
it that was a super super cute so that was definitely up there as well but I
was definitely up there as well but I think all babies are quite cute now
think all babies are quite cute now everybody just bear with me we’re just
everybody just bear with me we’re just gonna have a chat to this Ranger and see
gonna have a chat to this Ranger and see if he has any information on on these
if he has any information on on these cheetah cubs so just hang on one second
and well all right well I’m gonna link it to DJ well I have it visa yet how’s
it to DJ well I have it visa yet how’s it going look what I found
it going look what I found two little Easter bunnies it is a little
two little Easter bunnies it is a little bit early for Easter but they’re also
bit early for Easter but they’re also out early this is to scrub hair which is
out early this is to scrub hair which is quite strange you normally see them when
quite strange you normally see them when the lights have gone done but they’ve
the lights have gone done but they’ve obviously decided that they’re coming
obviously decided that they’re coming out early to get a quick bite eat who
out early to get a quick bite eat who knows they may even be on a date so what
knows they may even be on a date so what good stretch there he’s just warming up
good stretch there he’s just warming up his legs there in case any predator like
his legs there in case any predator like Columba comes along because that’s his
Columba comes along because that’s his defense is his speed so very long legs
defense is his speed so very long legs and that’s the big difference between
and that’s the big difference between hares and rabbits rabbits generally tend
hares and rabbits rabbits generally tend to have pretty short legs and his have
to have pretty short legs and his have nice long legs for running so you can
nice long legs for running so you can see both of them just nibbling away
see both of them just nibbling away there at the fish grasses or nice grass
there at the fish grasses or nice grass shoots there’s been recently good rains
shoots there’s been recently good rains so they’ll be eating the nice little
so they’ll be eating the nice little fresh shoots that come out
fresh shoots that come out also having a look at their very large
also having a look at their very large pink ears and that helps them just like
pink ears and that helps them just like elephants have got large ears that helps
elephants have got large ears that helps them thermoregulate so they’ll actually
them thermoregulate so they’ll actually use a very thin membrane and if you look
use a very thin membrane and if you look closely you can see even the blood
closely you can see even the blood vessels in the ears and of course the
vessels in the ears and of course the ears are for hearing they need to be
ears are for hearing they need to be able to hear if there’s any predators
able to hear if there’s any predators sneaking up on him
sneaking up on him it’s also very nice to see two of them
it’s also very nice to see two of them you don’t often get that sometimes
you don’t often get that sometimes a scrub here is literally a flesh across
a scrub here is literally a flesh across the road and they disappear
you also notice a big right white ring around the eye and that’ll aid them in
around the eye and that’ll aid them in moving around in the dark so if any of
moving around in the dark so if any of the available light will reflect on that
the available light will reflect on that white around the eye and it’ll actually
white around the eye and it’ll actually enhance what they’re they’re seeing the
enhance what they’re they’re seeing the one obviously didn’t like that the other
one obviously didn’t like that the other one being in the way and stealing his
one being in the way and stealing his grass patch so we’re gonna move on and
grass patch so we’re gonna move on and we’re gonna just keep on making our way
we’re gonna just keep on making our way back towards that in Ghana to see if
back towards that in Ghana to see if he’s doing anything else other than
he’s doing anything else other than sleeping but we have a little bit of a
sleeping but we have a little bit of a ways to go so we’re gonna carry on and
ways to go so we’re gonna carry on and see what’s there
finally Kari is asking the question of do I have a least favorite animal Wow I
do I have a least favorite animal Wow I would probably say a snake and the only
would probably say a snake and the only reason I would say a snake is an
reason I would say a snake is an altercation once and it was a spitting
altercation once and it was a spitting cobra that decided it didn’t like me
cobra that decided it didn’t like me inspect me in my so me and that
inspect me in my so me and that particular individual snake have a bit
particular individual snake have a bit of a beef but otherwise snakes in
of a beef but otherwise snakes in general I do respect them but that
general I do respect them but that particular one definitely not
so we as it’s getting a little bit cooler we’re actually hoping that ting
cooler we’re actually hoping that ting gana is actually going to do some
gana is actually going to do some movement maybe some grooming you might
movement maybe some grooming you might be stretching you might think if he
be stretching you might think if he actually still has some remains of a
actually still has some remains of a kill he might decide to make his way
kill he might decide to make his way back to their Kilner who knows cross
back to their Kilner who knows cross your fingers maybe we get to see that he
your fingers maybe we get to see that he definitely hasn’t been anywhere further
definitely hasn’t been anywhere further than the pan for the whole day but one
than the pan for the whole day but one never knows
so I love snacks is asking if I went blind temporarily after the Cobra I was
blind temporarily after the Cobra I was very fortunate in that because I done
very fortunate in that because I done quite a lot of training I knew that the
quite a lot of training I knew that the first thing to do after I’d been spat in
first thing to do after I’d been spat in the eyes was to rinse my eyes as much as
the eyes was to rinse my eyes as much as possible so I spent about 20 minutes
possible so I spent about 20 minutes literally with my eyes being forced open
literally with my eyes being forced open under a water bath not a pleasant
under a water bath not a pleasant experience but then again the venom the
experience but then again the venom the venom in you is thought of present
venom in you is thought of present experience either so the importance was
experience either so the importance was just to flush it out and then very very
just to flush it out and then very very strong eye drops with some steroids in
strong eye drops with some steroids in them definitely did the job and a little
them definitely did the job and a little bit light-sensitive for a day or two but
bit light-sensitive for a day or two but then otherwise right as rain I was also
then otherwise right as rain I was also fortunate in that I didn’t get a full
fortunate in that I didn’t get a full blow of venom to the eyes it was just i
blow of venom to the eyes it was just i almost it was like a slow-mo I saw it
almost it was like a slow-mo I saw it coming and as I turned my head it got
coming and as I turned my head it got more in the left eyelid in the right eye
more in the left eyelid in the right eye but a scary thing nonetheless you do
but a scary thing nonetheless you do have lots of thoughts that run through
have lots of thoughts that run through your head at that time it was pretty
your head at that time it was pretty close it could have even bitten me as
close it could have even bitten me as well so yeah you got your heart
well so yeah you got your heart palpitations going and you’ve got to
palpitations going and you’ve got to some serious stress and especially
some serious stress and especially because you’re living out in the bush in
because you’re living out in the bush in the middle of nowhere
the middle of nowhere you are quite far from severe like
you are quite far from severe like proper medical attention so it would
proper medical attention so it would have been a pretty interesting
have been a pretty interesting experience had it actually bitten me but
experience had it actually bitten me but as I say lucky to be here today
so we’re not finding too much at the moment so I believe Trish has a herd of
moment so I believe Trish has a herd of elephants
yes we had a small roadblock and how they’ve moved off and exactly where we
they’ve moved off and exactly where we wanted them to be look at this wonderful
wanted them to be look at this wonderful hood there’s nothing better than seeing
hood there’s nothing better than seeing elephants playing around in the water
because he’s trying actually these actually drinking with these mouths so
actually drinking with these mouths so they way down there we go there we go
do you mind we have a list – of soft drink you have a child
oh I am loving the elephants nurses are moving and having the luck with the
moving and having the luck with the elephants lately I have to agree and I
elephants lately I have to agree and I am loving it absolutely loving it now
am loving it absolutely loving it now look at the comparison you can see the
look at the comparison you can see the adult next next to the baby because it’s
adult next next to the baby because it’s a way that she’s drinking and using her
a way that she’s drinking and using her trunk and the way that she can has
trunk and the way that she can has complete control look at the babies but
complete control look at the babies but little to no control step trunk getting
little to no control step trunk getting in your way that’s what it looks like
it was just you know the shape that yes exactly that the shape of the trunk
exactly that the shape of the trunk going into the mouth once they’ve all as
going into the mouth once they’ve all as they’re drinking is just so beautiful I
they’re drinking is just so beautiful I love that shape
this is actually a nice kind of way to see this you can see the whole look herd
see this you can see the whole look herd is moving off and in front there are a
is moving off and in front there are a few big big cows there and what will
few big big cows there and what will usually happen is as the head moves the
usually happen is as the head moves the matriarch or one of the bigger cars will
matriarch or one of the bigger cars will take the front and then one of the other
take the front and then one of the other bigger ones will take the backs and all
bigger ones will take the backs and all the smaller and more vulnerable
the smaller and more vulnerable individuals are in the middle between
individuals are in the middle between them beautiful
I just listen you can hear them look you just
music a that bearded woodpecker doing his territorial drum deducted
I just love it absolutely just love it can you sit and watch you don’t even
can you sit and watch you don’t even have to say anything they just speak for
have to say anything they just speak for themselves what they are moving off so I
themselves what they are moving off so I think I will do the same cruise around
think I will do the same cruise around some more and see what we can find
some more and see what we can find now I heard that the wild dogs may have
now I heard that the wild dogs may have crossed so we gonna check that out and
crossed so we gonna check that out and the meantime let me send you over to
the meantime let me send you over to pack to the Masai Mara
well I’m saying it a little bit of follow-the-leader here we came across
follow-the-leader here we came across this a black it factor Jacko in front of
this a black it factor Jacko in front of me and it was sniffing at some dung in
me and it was sniffing at some dung in the road and I got very close to it and
the road and I got very close to it and it just didn’t seem to want to move and
it just didn’t seem to want to move and then it finally did move and then
then it finally did move and then stopped again and pretty much ever since
stopped again and pretty much ever since it’s just been chugging along in front
it’s just been chugging along in front of us just not not wanting to move I’m
of us just not not wanting to move I’m not sure what it’s playing is here but
not sure what it’s playing is here but it’s yeah lady it’s on a bit of a
it’s yeah lady it’s on a bit of a journey this little at Cana form where
journey this little at Cana form where are you taking me are you taking me to
are you taking me are you taking me to the cheetah cubs
the cheetah cubs Kirsten seems to think that this one is
Kirsten seems to think that this one is going to lead me to the cheetah cubs I
going to lead me to the cheetah cubs I did get a bit of an update from the
did get a bit of an update from the Rangers so I’m just turning back around
Rangers so I’m just turning back around to go to where they said it was seen it
to go to where they said it was seen it this morning
this morning I thought they told me that they haven’t
I thought they told me that they haven’t seen it in a long time but they were
seen it in a long time but they were saying that they haven’t seen of me in a
saying that they haven’t seen of me in a long time because they thought I was one
long time because they thought I was one of our old safari life presenters Scotty
of our old safari life presenters Scotty D that’s not actually the first time
D that’s not actually the first time that’s happened funnily enough as well
that’s happened funnily enough as well but still looks all right it’s moved
but still looks all right it’s moved thanks mate what’s your plan G what are
thanks mate what’s your plan G what are your motives don’t come closer every
your motives don’t come closer every time I think it’s gonna move it just
time I think it’s gonna move it just comes back out in front of me there we
comes back out in front of me there we go thank you thank you quite a cool
go thank you thank you quite a cool little animal the black-backed jackal
little animal the black-backed jackal they have actually remained unchanged
they have actually remained unchanged will virtually unchanged in two and a
will virtually unchanged in two and a half million years so that actually is a
half million years so that actually is a testament to their success as a species
testament to their success as a species it’s a very a long time
so I’m just back tracking there was a different path I was told to take
different path I was told to take apparently they were seen under a tree
apparently they were seen under a tree this morning now I have to confess I do
this morning now I have to confess I do not know a whole heap about cheetah cubs
not know a whole heap about cheetah cubs so I’m not sure whether they would be
so I’m not sure whether they would be have moved off from this morning or not
have moved off from this morning or not but it is worth going a to check I
but it is worth going a to check I definitely think so just bear with me
definitely think so just bear with me one second so was it left yeah
it’s great having some Rangers out here who are very nice people always happy to
who are very nice people always happy to help out we always share our tips with
help out we always share our tips with each other and locations of animals it
each other and locations of animals it helps well it helps benefit both of us
helps well it helps benefit both of us really which is good it’s always good to
really which is good it’s always good to have good relationships out here with
have good relationships out here with everyone it’s not hard to do everyone is
everyone it’s not hard to do everyone is so lovely in the Maasai Mara so nice
sure wants to know if I could be an animal what animal would I be I reckon
animal what animal would I be I reckon I’d be an octopus I think leaving the
I’d be an octopus I think leaving the life oh maybe actually if lot if octopus
life oh maybe actually if lot if octopus had a longer longevity I would
had a longer longevity I would definitely say so most cephalopods don’t
definitely say so most cephalopods don’t live to be older than 1 or 3 years but
live to be older than 1 or 3 years but jeez it would be cool to be an octopus
jeez it would be cool to be an octopus they can do so much and they can fit in
they can do so much and they can fit in such small spaces change their color
such small spaces change their color change their size so yeah I’d probably
change their size so yeah I’d probably say an octopus and now also I forgot to
say an octopus and now also I forgot to add baby elephants in the question I was
add baby elephants in the question I was asked earlier about my favorite baby
asked earlier about my favorite baby animals elephants as well I don’t know
animals elephants as well I don’t know how I went over that yeah they are just
how I went over that yeah they are just the best the best the air being an
the best the best the air being an octopus would be unreal I reckon they
octopus would be unreal I reckon they are very a clever very intelligent
are very a clever very intelligent cephalopods do have two hemispheres to
cephalopods do have two hemispheres to their brains just like humans which is
their brains just like humans which is pretty cool and three hearts well at
pretty cool and three hearts well at least it’s squid there are three hearts
least it’s squid there are three hearts I feel like I’m back on dive life right
I feel like I’m back on dive life right now anyone who doesn’t know I did it
now anyone who doesn’t know I did it used to present for our sister show
used to present for our sister show called the dive live which was the same
called the dive live which was the same concept as Safari live except underwater
concept as Safari live except underwater it was a very very cool
I’m just keeping an eye on all of these trees hoping hoping hoping to see a
trees hoping hoping hoping to see a little cubby bait I hope you’re all
little cubby bait I hope you’re all enjoying your drive with DJ E as well
enjoying your drive with DJ E as well today
Monica wants to be a fish eagle so she can fly all day so sorry I’m just
can fly all day so sorry I’m just getting directions here from Manu yes
getting directions here from Manu yes being a fish eagle would be great or any
being a fish eagle would be great or any type of bird especially I would think
type of bird especially I would think that soaring that the thermals would be
that soaring that the thermals would be great it would be so much fun I want
great it would be so much fun I want more so yes I could definitely see why
more so yes I could definitely see why you would get that answer I would also
you would get that answer I would also like to be a doctor as well because
like to be a doctor as well because dolphins are obviously highly
dolphins are obviously highly intelligent highly social creatures and
intelligent highly social creatures and they have the most fun out in the ocean
they have the most fun out in the ocean I have been out in waves with dolphins
I have been out in waves with dolphins also surfing at the waves with me so
also surfing at the waves with me so yeah being able to be a dolphin and
yeah being able to be a dolphin and still have the ability to surf would be
still have the ability to surf would be a sick as well no excuse my
a sick as well no excuse my colloquialism there it would be great as
colloquialism there it would be great as well
well ah sorry there’s some track see
let’s link to dear Dre I do apologize for that dear Dre not dear dree I’m
for that dear Dre not dear dree I’m sorry let’s link to you
so while pets are still searching his heart after I hear patter would like to
heart after I hear patter would like to be an octopus well I certainly on a day
be an octopus well I certainly on a day like today could do with an octopus for
like today could do with an octopus for having eight arms to go in all different
having eight arms to go in all different directions one to drive one to change
directions one to drive one to change gears one to look at the camera one to
gears one to look at the camera one to hold the spotlight later it’s certainly
hold the spotlight later it’s certainly I want to operate the radio
I want to operate the radio it certainly is done whatever would I
it certainly is done whatever would I like to be well I’m thinking an eagle
like to be well I’m thinking an eagle and the only reason I say an eagle was
and the only reason I say an eagle was because maybe you could travel places
because maybe you could travel places you could visit different areas and
you could visit different areas and clock up some frequent flying miles
clock up some frequent flying miles maybe a migratory one as well like a
maybe a migratory one as well like a steppe Eagle you could really have the
steppe Eagle you could really have the best of both worlds some are in two
best of both worlds some are in two different hemispheres I think that
different hemispheres I think that that’s not a bad plan we’re still on our
that’s not a bad plan we’re still on our where to sing Ghana we’re nearly there
where to sing Ghana we’re nearly there it looks like we’re going to be in for
it looks like we’re going to be in for an awesome sunset so definitely stick
an awesome sunset so definitely stick around to that
meena move is asking do I have a favorite bird of prey well I’d have to
favorite bird of prey well I’d have to say a secretary bird probably more
say a secretary bird probably more likely to see them up at the Mara with
likely to see them up at the Mara with Pat maybe he can show you one in the
Pat maybe he can show you one in the next day or so but secretary bird just
next day or so but secretary bird just for that beautiful plume of feathers
for that beautiful plume of feathers that card at the back of the head that
that card at the back of the head that beautiful red coloration around the eye
beautiful red coloration around the eye and then also their hunting habits I did
and then also their hunting habits I did happen to see a secretary bird hunting
happen to see a secretary bird hunting once was the stalking through the graphs
once was the stalking through the graphs waiting to flush things and it happened
waiting to flush things and it happened to flush a grasshopper and of course
to flush a grasshopper and of course they run on over and he tried once to
they run on over and he tried once to stomp it but he missed and the
stomp it but he missed and the grasshopper flew again and he looks like
grasshopper flew again and he looks like a rather funny chicken running chasing
a rather funny chicken running chasing after this grasshopper and the second
after this grasshopper and the second time it landed he made sure of his aim
time it landed he made sure of his aim and he stomped at one shot and that was
and he stomped at one shot and that was his breakfast so definitely a secretary
his breakfast so definitely a secretary bird would be one of my favorite Raptors
bird would be one of my favorite Raptors Mina move what would be yours
Mina move what would be yours you can answer me on hashtags for
you can answer me on hashtags for reliable in the column column the
reliable in the column column the comment column
with the with the almost 10,000 birds in the world it is really a different
the world it is really a different difficult choice to pick a favorite but
difficult choice to pick a favorite but yeah other reason for being an eagle is
yeah other reason for being an eagle is just they have such phenomenal eyesight
just they have such phenomenal eyesight so you could be flying high up and see
so you could be flying high up and see awesome things so I didn’t get the
awesome things so I didn’t get the question there I heard it was about long
question there I heard it was about long eyelashes but I’m not 100% sure what
eyelashes but I’m not 100% sure what there’s lots of birds with long
there’s lots of birds with long eyelashes and it was the ground humbles
eyelashes and it was the ground humbles have got long eyelashes
from pan would like to see a southern ground horn ball funny story this
ground horn ball funny story this morning we were driving along and we saw
morning we were driving along and we saw some birds and we stopped to look at
some birds and we stopped to look at birds and somebody made a comment of
birds and somebody made a comment of birds you can move on so the very next
birds you can move on so the very next thing we see is two grand humbles this
thing we see is two grand humbles this morning that actually did fly up so
morning that actually did fly up so they’re here so stay tuned
they’re here so stay tuned maybe we’ll get them on Safari probably
maybe we’ll get them on Safari probably more in the morning and there’s a chance
more in the morning and there’s a chance to see them and as they flew off
to see them and as they flew off I quickly said to the guy oh don’t worry
I quickly said to the guy oh don’t worry about those we can move on of course I
about those we can move on of course I was joking ground Wombles being very
was joking ground Wombles being very rare and endangered or certainly a
rare and endangered or certainly a species that you’d want to stop and have
species that you’d want to stop and have a good look at there’s so few of them I
a good look at there’s so few of them I do know that that is a big tick for
do know that that is a big tick for quite a few people so we do were about
quite a few people so we do were about to head in and have a look at ting gana
to head in and have a look at ting gana he seems to be in the same place
but before we get there you are gonna hit across sir to treasurer trishula
hit across sir to treasurer trishula that has a beautiful sunset
that has a beautiful sunset I have a stunning stunning sunset this
I have a stunning stunning sunset this afternoon look at that just between
afternoon look at that just between those branches affected knob tone
those branches affected knob tone stunning
there is really nothing like the African sunset or the African sunrise so intense
studying and there’s mountains behind behind the sunset as well look at those
behind the sunset as well look at those mountains so so nice those are the
mountains so so nice those are the Drakensberg mountains are part of
Drakensberg mountains are part of drakensberg mountains which is biggest
drakensberg mountains which is biggest mountain range in South Africa and it
mountain range in South Africa and it extends from mattel which is where I’m
extends from mattel which is where I’m from all the way up this is the northern
from all the way up this is the northern section the section I’m used to is the
section the section I’m used to is the seventh section would you think about
seventh section would you think about things like you know to go home for me
things like you know to go home for me see it feels like so many hours of
see it feels like so many hours of traveling to drive would be 11 hours or
traveling to drive would be 11 hours or something like that
something like that and look at these mountains they can
and look at these mountains they can stretch all this way in no time
well I heard from a little birdie that there’s a surprise for you waiting up in
there’s a surprise for you waiting up in the Maasai Mara would Patrick so let me
the Maasai Mara would Patrick so let me not waste your time and send you right
not waste your time and send you right over one Kabat that we can see in the
over one Kabat that we can see in the grass so I just wonder you know I keep
grass so I just wonder you know I keep it it’s solid to distance but I still
it it’s solid to distance but I still wouldn’t mind which I move did you think
wouldn’t mind which I move did you think yeah I’m just gonna creep around
so we did just say these two e cheaters sitting up out of the grass well right
sitting up out of the grass well right we were actually led by the black-backed
we were actually led by the black-backed jackal I’ll just move around a little
jackal I’ll just move around a little bit further so we can get a better view
bit further so we can get a better view so it’s just a bit difficult in it’s a
so it’s just a bit difficult in it’s a long grass I don’t want to get too close
long grass I don’t want to get too close either ah honestly I wasn’t expecting us
either ah honestly I wasn’t expecting us to find them well yeah I mean I was
to find them well yeah I mean I was obviously hoping but I didn’t actually
obviously hoping but I didn’t actually fully fully expect this
so there’s actually a couple of black-backed jackals or cheetahs yep
black-backed jackals or cheetahs yep chasing it off being defensive there
chasing it off being defensive there they are actually they maybe wanted the
they are actually they maybe wanted the Cubs for themselves it’s really hard to
Cubs for themselves it’s really hard to get an angle here I do apologize we can
get an angle here I do apologize we can see the bit of defense there though
see the bit of defense there though against those black-backed jackals
against those black-backed jackals they’re actually kind of helped us find
they’re actually kind of helped us find the cheetah even even still just finding
the cheetah even even still just finding cheetahs is is just great
cheetahs is is just great jeez I’ve been lucky there’s a drive
jeez I’ve been lucky there’s a drive completely lucky
I’m sure we all heard that would be the barking from the jackals they’re sure
barking from the jackals they’re sure it’s about four jackals in the grass I
it’s about four jackals in the grass I think they might want to take this I
think they were trying to get duck hugs but be the parental effort they’re very
but be the parental effort they’re very good captain away focus there there’s a
good captain away focus there there’s a caucus there’s a caucus
caucus there’s a caucus ah okay ah so they have a carcass with
ah okay ah so they have a carcass with them so that’s what the jackals are
them so that’s what the jackals are after I see yeah ah very good so these
after I see yeah ah very good so these tree to have made a kill so here I’m
tree to have made a kill so here I’m just going to stay quiet for a second
just going to stay quiet for a second the Jackals are still making some noise
so now I’m starting to think if the Cubs are actually here sure we saw a smaller
are actually here sure we saw a smaller face in the grass that’s a problem the
face in the grass that’s a problem the left there is a couple more left oh yeah
left there is a couple more left oh yeah so bundled yeah oh so bad oh okay okay
so yeah very cool sighting here carcass cheater and some jacooz to come in and
cheater and some jacooz to come in and take what I actually see I could only
take what I actually see I could only assume it would be a Thomson’s gazelle
assume it would be a Thomson’s gazelle or some small antelope that they have
or some small antelope that they have but as I said this tall grass is making
but as I said this tall grass is making it a bit difficult just move around a
it a bit difficult just move around a little bit further she be getting better
little bit further she be getting better angle
so I was expecting card Cubs but it’s actually just a yes a sub-adult
how’s that good cool so this one is really showering down here
now I’m not sure as to the identification of these cheetahs
obviously this one here is a relatively new one and I can just see the back of
new one and I can just see the back of the mother’s head right in there so I
the mother’s head right in there so I can’t really yeah
can’t really yeah if anyone could ID that they would be
if anyone could ID that they would be awesome well it’s it seems like I’m not
awesome well it’s it seems like I’m not the only one who has found spotted cats
the only one who has found spotted cats it seems like DJ DJ DJ is having an
it seems like DJ DJ DJ is having an awesome drive and has found herself a
awesome drive and has found herself a rose netted cat see I’m not doing anyone
rose netted cat see I’m not doing anyone that says found spotted cats he has just
that says found spotted cats he has just got up we are with him exactly there are
got up we are with him exactly there are time as I predicted earlier heading to
time as I predicted earlier heading to the waterhole we’re just gonna wait for
the waterhole we’re just gonna wait for him to move past and then what we’re
him to move past and then what we’re gonna do is probably see him drinking
gonna do is probably see him drinking and he was alert because they were
and he was alert because they were Franklin’s alarming in the bush earlier
Franklin’s alarming in the bush earlier which might well mean that is
which might well mean that is potentially a hyena or something else
potentially a hyena or something else that chooses me he might still have a
that chooses me he might still have a kill somewhere and they might have seen
kill somewhere and they might have seen the Predators I know this is gonna be
the Predators I know this is gonna be I’m just gonna reverse because the pen
I’m just gonna reverse because the pen is just behind us Jamie’s gonna let me
is just behind us Jamie’s gonna let me know if ting gone is too close I can
know if ting gone is too close I can just see his spots through the back of
just see his spots through the back of the vehicle so this is going to be
the vehicle so this is going to be awesome so one very thirsty cat with a
awesome so one very thirsty cat with a gorgeous sunset in the background
and there is as you watch they don’t drink water like we do you actually see
drink water like we do you actually see they lap it up so they’re literally
they lap it up so they’re literally almost sticking their tongue in and then
almost sticking their tongue in and then bringing it up and catching them his
bringing it up and catching them his belly is so full and he’s been eating
belly is so full and he’s been eating though dude drink more more obviously
though dude drink more more obviously kid from all the prey that is eaten but
kid from all the prey that is eaten but also aid with the process of digestion
also aid with the process of digestion so we’ll sit with him know
maybe you can get that in audio because very often you get that yeah they’re
very often you get that yeah they’re lapping
just imagine if you choose to come on to the wild earth expeditions you could be
the wild earth expeditions you could be sitting right in this position right now
sitting right in this position right now next to the sunset with think on a
next to the sunset with think on a drinking water just like that so at the
drinking water just like that so at the end of the show have a look at Wild
end of the show have a look at Wild Earth dot TV forward slash expedition is
Earth dot TV forward slash expedition is a book your space now seats are selling
a book your space now seats are selling faster
you actually see just by the way sitting you can see there’s strong muscles in
you can see there’s strong muscles in the shoulders and in the arms even in
the shoulders and in the arms even in the hind legs and you can actually see
the hind legs and you can actually see how thick his neck is and being a big
how thick his neck is and being a big male leopard it allows him to take
male leopard it allows him to take relatively large prey of up a tree
relatively large prey of up a tree chincana wouldn’t worry too much about
chincana wouldn’t worry too much about scrub hair
scrub hair they probably too small for him he
they probably too small for him he prefers to eat much larger prey and
prefers to eat much larger prey and sometimes it’s effort versus roared that
sometimes it’s effort versus roared that they have to consider
huh how much do you think he’s been drinking
Faye is asking the question can animals get sick from drinking dirty water they
get sick from drinking dirty water they can particularly in the dry season
can particularly in the dry season especially if the water levels have got
especially if the water levels have got very very low in there certain levels of
very very low in there certain levels of bacteria and like a blue-green algae in
bacteria and like a blue-green algae in cyanobacteria they can get too sick from
cyanobacteria they can get too sick from that but fortunately for a lot of the
that but fortunately for a lot of the Predators they actually have very very
Predators they actually have very very strong stomach acids so that’ll actually
strong stomach acids so that’ll actually aid in possibly killing off some of that
aid in possibly killing off some of that bacteria I’ve even seen lepers in the
bacteria I’ve even seen lepers in the desperation of the dry season drinking
desperation of the dry season drinking out of the smallest muddiest footprint
out of the smallest muddiest footprint puddle and you go with what you’ve got
puddle and you go with what you’ve got he’s about to move
you see he’s his old Loompas are resurrected itself and it may come from
resurrected itself and it may come from having to cook he move up the tree maybe
having to cook he move up the tree maybe you was chased by her he know and he had
you was chased by her he know and he had to hoist his kill a lot faster than he
to hoist his kill a lot faster than he was comfortable with and maybe it’s just
was comfortable with and maybe it’s just a little bit inflamed but as we said oh
a little bit inflamed but as we said oh now he is getting on a bit and
possibly going to st. mark there he starts just scratching his back feet and
starts just scratching his back feet and then little Jets of urine will come out
then little Jets of urine will come out while he’s leaving his scent behind for
while he’s leaving his scent behind for the male leopards because it was raining
the male leopards because it was raining quite a lot yesterday afternoon well
quite a lot yesterday afternoon well yesterday morning should I say and
yesterday morning should I say and marking their territory is pretty much
marking their territory is pretty much first and foremost on their list of
first and foremost on their list of things to do because the rains washed
things to do because the rains washed away all this in marking what a
away all this in marking what a beautiful cat definitely why they one of
beautiful cat definitely why they one of my favorites
you don’t even hear him walking away from us just puts those feet down so
from us just puts those feet down so quietly so flicks are these front paws
quietly so flicks are these front paws and his back feet almost go into the
and his back feet almost go into the same position walking quietly so there
same position walking quietly so there is another vehicle with us in the
is another vehicle with us in the sighting so we are gonna try and follow
sighting so we are gonna try and follow him stay with him hopefully he’s leading
him stay with him hopefully he’s leading us back to where his kill it
we as we follow him it’s gonna be a little bit difficult II might go through
little bit difficult II might go through some stick bush we’re gonna head over to
some stick bush we’re gonna head over to Trish Allah
move best of luck getting through that thick bush there’s nothing like having
thick bush there’s nothing like having to follow an animal through the bush
to follow an animal through the bush especially when they get up and they’re
especially when they get up and they’re ready to go on the hunt go on a search
ready to go on the hunt go on a search and they’re on a mission they know where
and they’re on a mission they know where they’re going it’s not as if they’re
they’re going it’s not as if they’re looking for a spot of shade to lie down
looking for a spot of shade to lie down and so it is quite difficult I often
and so it is quite difficult I often find myself panting sometimes remember
find myself panting sometimes remember once I followed husana through
half-hearted attempt to catch a scrub here
here but even that a half-hearted attempt for
but even that a half-hearted attempt for a scrub hair got me panting because yet
a scrub hair got me panting because yet turn this way no turn this way oh
turn this way no turn this way oh there’s a stumper oh he’s all decides it
there’s a stumper oh he’s all decides it can be crazy but I’m sure the Adria will
can be crazy but I’m sure the Adria will do just fine well I have confirmation
do just fine well I have confirmation that the dogs have crossed in two
that the dogs have crossed in two buckles hook which is another area just
buckles hook which is another area just north of us that we can’t go and drive
north of us that we can’t go and drive onto you so unfortunately but you know
onto you so unfortunately but you know what dogs they go back and forth so
what dogs they go back and forth so often and they can be tomorrow in the
often and they can be tomorrow in the Sun sunrise Safari they may very well be
Sun sunrise Safari they may very well be back which would be cool
I have the question if I could be an animal what animal would that be it
animal what animal would that be it sounds like a riddle almost there’s so
sounds like a riddle almost there’s so many I am the worst person to be asked
many I am the worst person to be asked this question though I would I would
this question though I would I would really like to be a bird which but I
really like to be a bird which but I don’t mind too much but I would really
don’t mind too much but I would really like to be a bird so then I could fly
like to be a bird so then I could fly and but then I’d also really like to be
and but then I’d also really like to be a spider because I just think that’s
a spider because I just think that’s that would be amazing have many eyes as
that would be amazing have many eyes as you guys know I wear contact lenses so
you guys know I wear contact lenses so to have imagine having eight eyes that
to have imagine having eight eyes that all work perfectly that would be amazing
all work perfectly that would be amazing although I don’t think I’m so keen on
although I don’t think I’m so keen on the hairiness or the eight limbs for our
the hairiness or the eight limbs for our Halloween party at camp last year I I
Halloween party at camp last year I I came as a spider I did that’s how much I
came as a spider I did that’s how much I liked them a green pea spider that would
liked them a green pea spider that would be cute I like the green pea spiders
I think I think I’d make a think I’d make a good spider and then I’d be able
make a good spider and then I’d be able to build my house out of myself your
to build my house out of myself your expenses would be so low you’re catching
expenses would be so low you’re catching water in your web no water bills no
water in your web no water bills no electricity bones yeah hi the ants a
electricity bones yeah hi the ants a spider
spider definitely
what was the other question that you know yesterday you guys are asking about
know yesterday you guys are asking about who we who the guys would like to take
who we who the guys would like to take on drive with them I wasn’t done drive
on drive with them I wasn’t done drive but I I do have a preference I would
but I I do have a preference I would love to take roger federer on drive with
love to take roger federer on drive with me he is I think I must be one of his
me he is I think I must be one of his biggest fans I absolutely love tennis
biggest fans I absolutely love tennis and Roger Federer for me none better
and Roger Federer for me none better than he is and plus his mom South
than he is and plus his mom South African so maybe he might come to South
African so maybe he might come to South Africa and come for safari yeah who
Africa and come for safari yeah who knows and Jamie answered David
knows and Jamie answered David Attenborough but slightly on the fence
Attenborough but slightly on the fence and I won’t say I totally agree with her
and I won’t say I totally agree with her I would love to have David Attenborough
I would love to have David Attenborough as well but totally on the fence because
as well but totally on the fence because I’d feel so much pressure to have
I’d feel so much pressure to have everything perfect even though I know
everything perfect even though I know that he’s like you know almost like that
that he’s like you know almost like that wonderful gentle giant uncle but I’d
wonderful gentle giant uncle but I’d feel so much pressure to get everything
feel so much pressure to get everything perfect so I’m gonna stick with Roger
perfect so I’m gonna stick with Roger Federer hopefully you’ll come along and
Federer hopefully you’ll come along and visit and I can take him on Drive then
visit and I can take him on Drive then we could play some tennis that’d be cool
we could play some tennis that’d be cool too
so we were looking for a few tracks leopard tracks to be exact that may that
leopard tracks to be exact that may that Jamie had said that she had seen along
Jamie had said that she had seen along that road that we were just on but now
that road that we were just on but now with the light being so poor I couldn’t
with the light being so poor I couldn’t see too much
Lauren that is such an interesting question you want to know in light of
question you want to know in light of st. Patrick’s Day if they are animals
st. Patrick’s Day if they are animals besides group besides green besides
besides group besides green besides birds that have green in them they are
birds that have green in them they are and green is a really really interesting
and green is a really really interesting color or interesting pigment in nature
color or interesting pigment in nature because green is not particularly
because green is not particularly prevalent and not it’s not particularly
prevalent and not it’s not particularly prevalent because the pigment associated
prevalent because the pigment associated with green is not common and obviously
with green is not common and obviously we see it in plants all around us the
we see it in plants all around us the green but that green is because of
green but that green is because of chloroplasts the chlorophyll that’s in
chloroplasts the chlorophyll that’s in the color plus everything else all the
the color plus everything else all the other wavelengths are being absorbed in
other wavelengths are being absorbed in the Greens getting reflected which is
the Greens getting reflected which is what we see and the same applies for
what we see and the same applies for birds birds don’t usually contain a
birds birds don’t usually contain a green pigment besides Tarak O’s which
green pigment besides Tarak O’s which are a certain type of bird so besides
are a certain type of bird so besides turquoise no another of the other green
turquoise no another of the other green birds that you would know like the green
birds that you would know like the green pigeon actually contains green pigment
pigeon actually contains green pigment just like a snake and other reptiles
just like a snake and other reptiles that have green in them or like the
that have green in them or like the green pea spider that is not actually
green pea spider that is not actually pigment those are different layers that
pigment those are different layers that are creating that color and then the
are creating that color and then the reptiles is particularly interesting
reptiles is particularly interesting because you have sort of three layers of
because you have sort of three layers of cells in there in their skin or their
cells in there in their skin or their dermis and they have Milano falls at the
dermis and they have Milano falls at the bottom and that creates the darkness or
bottom and that creates the darkness or the lightness depending on whether they
the lightness depending on whether they constrict it or make it big and then you
constrict it or make it big and then you have sort of an iridescent cell which
have sort of an iridescent cell which will reflect the right in light in
will reflect the right in light in different ways to create different
different ways to create different colors and then you get your
colors and then you get your chromatophores which are another set of
chromatophores which are another set of cells and those cells have red and
cells and those cells have red and yellow and then they a combination of
yellow and then they a combination of those are used to create a green green
those are used to create a green green is not actually a pigment that is
is not actually a pigment that is available in many many animals so I
available in many many animals so I think that’s it’s actually quite a
think that’s it’s actually quite a strange thing to think about especially
strange thing to think about especially when you when you think Green is so so
when you when you think Green is so so common for us and I love green I really
common for us and I love green I really do
very very cool question yeah I think Greenpeace spider insects I mean lots of
Greenpeace spider insects I mean lots of other insects beetles as well lots of
other insects beetles as well lots of them with green on it and it’s an
them with green on it and it’s an illusion how cool is that
illusion how cool is that anyway I’m gonna keep on driving along
anyway I’m gonna keep on driving along see what else I can find
see what else I can find still feeling excited about what I could
still feeling excited about what I could find him having a good day in the
find him having a good day in the meantime let’s go over to deer drain
meantime let’s go over to deer drain with that wonderful ting gana so this is
with that wonderful ting gana so this is the duke of the North East Duke of
the duke of the North East Duke of Zoomer sorry
Zoomer sorry he’s basically been walking walking
he’s basically been walking walking slowly and leisurely up the road doing
slowly and leisurely up the road doing his nightly business st. marking on the
his nightly business st. marking on the trees smells just like popcorn but
trees smells just like popcorn but definitely not the same kind of popcorn
definitely not the same kind of popcorn that my dog Bella likes this is they
that my dog Bella likes this is they exactly the smell of freshly popped
exactly the smell of freshly popped popcorn is what the male’s urine on the
popcorn is what the male’s urine on the tree yes smells like so obviously ting
tree yes smells like so obviously ting Ghana’s been busy drinking quite a lot
Ghana’s been busy drinking quite a lot of water that helps and he’s now taking
of water that helps and he’s now taking a complete left turn so he’s walked all
a complete left turn so he’s walked all the way on the road to take a left turn
the way on the road to take a left turn so obviously he didn’t feel like walking
so obviously he didn’t feel like walking through the block through all the grass
through the block through all the grass he’s walking on the roads that’s typical
he’s walking on the roads that’s typical for them because often they use the
for them because often they use the roads as the territorial boundaries so
roads as the territorial boundaries so he has been marking and we just keep
he has been marking and we just keep following him now that he’s warmed up a
following him now that he’s warmed up a little bit it seems like that limp is
little bit it seems like that limp is gone
gone willing a bit more comfortably so yeah
willing a bit more comfortably so yeah quite like here st. mark again you see
quite like here st. mark again you see they’re just kicking back as I’ve got
they’re just kicking back as I’ve got st. glens between their feet so that
st. glens between their feet so that also allows them to leave Center
also allows them to leave Center on the ground
so that’s his calling card any other territorial male will know that he’s
territorial male will know that he’s still here he’s still dominant if they
still here he’s still dominant if they want to pick a fight he’s here and he’s
want to pick a fight he’s here and he’s ready he may even decide to start
ready he may even decide to start calling that’s really awesome to hear
calling that’s really awesome to hear when they have that sawing like wood
when they have that sawing like wood sander makes a really awesome sound here
sander makes a really awesome sound here at night on
so I didn’t copy that I see we hoping that Tigana is going
I see we hoping that Tigana is going walking towards kill but he seems to be
walking towards kill but he seems to be taking his time about it so now they
taking his time about it so now they waiting for
waiting for ting Karnataka me too I’m also waiting
ting Karnataka me too I’m also waiting for him to call hopefully have Ludden
for him to call hopefully have Ludden insult him with fire
insult him with fire fake Leopard call of my rasping sound he
fake Leopard call of my rasping sound he generally also do it by facing down into
generally also do it by facing down into the ground and he’d called pretty much
the ground and he’d called pretty much every 15 minutes or so I’m just to
every 15 minutes or so I’m just to announce his territory if he’s looking
announce his territory if he’s looking for a female that’s also the way that
for a female that’s also the way that the females are gonna find him so she’d
the females are gonna find him so she’d find him by finding one of his
find him by finding one of his territorial markings she’d urinate on
territorial markings she’d urinate on top of that if she was interested in
top of that if she was interested in looking to him for breeding and and then
looking to him for breeding and and then she would start calling and he obviously
she would start calling and he obviously being the territorial male would then
being the territorial male would then want to find her so if he’s in pursuit
want to find her so if he’s in pursuit of a female he may then land up calling
of a female he may then land up calling a lot at shorter intervals more
a lot at shorter intervals more regularly
under a perfect almost half moon sir already starting to get dark he’s going
already starting to get dark he’s going to a tree so he might actually lift his
to a tree so he might actually lift his tail now and cinmarc against the tree I
tail now and cinmarc against the tree I doubt he’ll climb the tree he generally
doubt he’ll climb the tree he generally would do that to fees got the kill up
would do that to fees got the kill up there I don’t see it in that Marilla no
there I don’t see it in that Marilla no he just did a quick st. mark and he’s on
he just did a quick st. mark and he’s on the move again so territorial males like
the move again so territorial males like him they can have very large territories
him they can have very large territories over ten square kilometers generally
over ten square kilometers generally based on the prey availability as well
based on the prey availability as well as the competition so as he gets older
as the competition so as he gets older you might finally get squeezed by other
you might finally get squeezed by other territorial males into a slightly
territorial males into a slightly smaller territory but he has his
smaller territory but he has his territory he’ll defend from other males
territory he’ll defend from other males but he has multiple different females
but he has multiple different females that’ll live within his territory
look how as it gets darker he’s just blending in even though he’s going to
blending in even though he’s going to almost disappear into the grass and it’s
almost disappear into the grass and it’s time to go across to pet in the Mara and
time to go across to pet in the Mara and just get an update on his spotted cats
just get an update on his spotted cats the cheetahs
well it may be st. Patrick’s Day but it also is just Patrick’s Day what a
also is just Patrick’s Day what a incredible day this has been
incredible day this has been it actually started out even this
it actually started out even this morning Nicky and I was studying in the
morning Nicky and I was studying in the studio of working in the studio I’m sure
studio of working in the studio I’m sure you at least some of you are aware of
you at least some of you are aware of the studio and two variable Sun birds
the studio and two variable Sun birds came and sat right in front of us on the
came and sat right in front of us on the window so we were less than a meter less
window so we were less than a meter less than three feet away from them perched
than three feet away from them perched up sitting there looking at very
up sitting there looking at very beautiful then the lion hunt and now
beautiful then the lion hunt and now some cheetah as well so James Richard
some cheetah as well so James Richard through the rescue he has told us that
through the rescue he has told us that this is NASA Rina which is Kenya’s
this is NASA Rina which is Kenya’s daughter and narrow toys sister Syrian
daughter and narrow toys sister Syrian in a Syrian no Syrian that’s the one no
in a Syrian no Syrian that’s the one no Syrian now it seems like the it’s not a
Syrian now it seems like the it’s not a cub that she has so I was expecting a
cub that she has so I was expecting a full-blown young cub but this one seems
full-blown young cub but this one seems to be around one year old maybe a little
to be around one year old maybe a little bit less Manu said that he saw her about
bit less Manu said that he saw her about or her or him about five months ago and
or her or him about five months ago and it was still about at the same size that
it was still about at the same size that is now a little bit bigger now so yeah
is now a little bit bigger now so yeah so it’s still a sub-adult for sure but
so it’s still a sub-adult for sure but just a little bit more grown up than I
just a little bit more grown up than I was expecting but still absolutely
was expecting but still absolutely stoked through you have come across this
stoked through you have come across this and they are obviously keeping guard of
and they are obviously keeping guard of a carcass so they must have made a kill
a carcass so they must have made a kill now wonder if the young was involved in
now wonder if the young was involved in helping out with the killed whether you
helping out with the killed whether you know now syrian did just do it herself
know now syrian did just do it herself there we go there’s a jackal waiting
there we go there’s a jackal waiting patiently for them to move off so it can
patiently for them to move off so it can come in and scavenge I’m actually
come in and scavenge I’m actually wondering whether anything else is going
wondering whether anything else is going to come in over the course of the night
to come in over the course of the night as well we obviously saw earlier NASA an
as well we obviously saw earlier NASA an Assyrian was being very protective of
Assyrian was being very protective of the carcass and of her young keeping
the carcass and of her young keeping those at jackal at bay now standing
those at jackal at bay now standing proud they look yet
very cool very cool to be spending time with these ones Mary she is a beauty I
with these ones Mary she is a beauty I wholeheartedly agree with you both of
wholeheartedly agree with you both of these cheetahs are so gorgeous
very very day you’ve probably heard a little bit of crackling that was yeah
little bit of crackling that was yeah just actually let’s all I’m going to
just actually let’s all I’m going to spend a solid minute of quietness and
spend a solid minute of quietness and let’s just enjoy the beauty of this
let’s just enjoy the beauty of this cheetah the sounds of the night and
cheetah the sounds of the night and hopefully if the young starts feeling
hopefully if the young starts feeling again we might even get some crunching
again we might even get some crunching of some bones
of some bones it was feeding just a second ago
I’m just trying to get a movie closer with them to my head and therefore my
with them to my head and therefore my microphone to see if we can get this
microphone to see if we can get this answer
has ceased thank you the momentum that was dragging and that’s caucus along my
was dragging and that’s caucus along my stood again a proper look to see exactly
stood again a proper look to see exactly what they did manage to take down
whatever it is I think it’s definitely ample I’d rather look at the young ones
ample I’d rather look at the young ones at Bali before and very full I’ve never
at Bali before and very full I’ve never seen such a bigger belly on a cheetah in
seen such a bigger belly on a cheetah in my life definitely had it so a nice
my life definitely had it so a nice little feed I actually read it the other
little feed I actually read it the other day an average adult cheetah will either
day an average adult cheetah will either think about 2.6 kilograms of meat in a
think about 2.6 kilograms of meat in a sitting after a kill so that’s in pounds
sitting after a kill so that’s in pounds about five to six pounds maybe a little
about five to six pounds maybe a little bit more jackals still hanging on the
bit more jackals still hanging on the outskirts weighting it so their chance
outskirts weighting it so their chance to come in maybe steal a little bit for
to come in maybe steal a little bit for themselves obviously quite a bit smaller
themselves obviously quite a bit smaller than a cheater and wouldn’t require as
than a cheater and wouldn’t require as much food so well I’m hopeful that they
much food so well I’m hopeful that they leave a little bit for you
rocky keys peace nice drive just keeps getting better and better
you know I salute interaction again I’m just gonna stay quiet so you can listen
just gonna stay quiet so you can listen to all this unfold
what what what yeah yeah let’s add let’s do it unscheduled yeah this is very cool
do it unscheduled yeah this is very cool sighting
welcome everybody to this a special broadcast coming to you live from the
broadcast coming to you live from the masa and Mara in Kenya we have a very
masa and Mara in Kenya we have a very interesting scene here we have found a a
interesting scene here we have found a a cheetah by the name of Miss Syrian and
cheetah by the name of Miss Syrian and young sub-adult and they have made a
young sub-adult and they have made a kill and with a carcass but there are
kill and with a carcass but there are black-backed jackals trying to get in at
black-backed jackals trying to get in at the carcass and take a bit for
the carcass and take a bit for themselves so there’s been a bit of a
themselves so there’s been a bit of a dispute between the cheetah and the
dispute between the cheetah and the jackals seems like one there has gotten
jackals seems like one there has gotten itself a little bit of carrion yeah my
itself a little bit of carrion yeah my name is Patrick joining me on camera is
name is Patrick joining me on camera is Minerva if you have any questions or
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whatever jet stream you’re on let’s get back into the action sorry I’m gonna
back into the action sorry I’m gonna have to do a circle I don’t want to
have to do a circle I don’t want to reverse just because I can’t see behind
reverse just because I can’t see behind me and it is nighttime
me and it is nighttime I don’t wanted to do anything to disturb
the animals so just bear with me for two seconds
so it seems like the cheetah may have retreated off the carcass is that was
retreated off the carcass is that was that the other cheater or a jackal over
that the other cheater or a jackal over here to the left yes so seems like the
here to the left yes so seems like the Jackals may have won this one actually
Jackals may have won this one actually they have moved away now I’m just gonna
they have moved away now I’m just gonna get my flashlight out and see if I can
get my flashlight out and see if I can relocate the carpets to see if they’re
relocate the carpets to see if they’re he’s sure yeah okay so just to my right
he’s sure yeah okay so just to my right we can see the Jackals have managed to
we can see the Jackals have managed to get themselves in Wow incredible stuff
get themselves in Wow incredible stuff absolutely incredible so don’t feel bad
absolutely incredible so don’t feel bad for the cheetah they did get their field
for the cheetah they did get their field there the little one was snacking away
there the little one was snacking away for quite a while there how crazy is
for quite a while there how crazy is this
well accolades to the jackals for the pulling through and you know he’s
pulling through and you know he’s cheated off the mother was doing a great
cheated off the mother was doing a great job of keeping them away we’ve been with
job of keeping them away we’ve been with this carcass for about 20 minutes or
this carcass for about 20 minutes or half an hour and the Jackals had made a
half an hour and the Jackals had made a few attempts to get towards it but every
few attempts to get towards it but every time they got the chased off looks like
time they got the chased off looks like there may even be a little bit of
there may even be a little bit of dispute amongst the Jackals themselves
Cathy I don’t think the cheaters would ever eat the Jackals would probably
ever eat the Jackals would probably prefer a nice at Thompson’s gazelle
prefer a nice at Thompson’s gazelle cheetah and jackals are both carnivores
cheetah and jackals are both carnivores so they will compete for food but they
so they will compete for food but they will most likely not eat one another
will most likely not eat one another perhaps in desperate situations if they
perhaps in desperate situations if they did come across a dead jackal
did come across a dead jackal but I highly doubt it Kristin that is
but I highly doubt it Kristin that is very likely that all of that commotion
very likely that all of that commotion and noise made by the jackals could
and noise made by the jackals could bring in other scavengers it may have
bring in other scavengers it may have been heard by some hyenas yes I do think
been heard by some hyenas yes I do think that it may throughout the night have
that it may throughout the night have attracted some more attention and so it
attracted some more attention and so it will be interesting at to see what it
will be interesting at to see what it does unfold over this carcass then maybe
does unfold over this carcass then maybe yeah as I said some bigger hyenas come
yeah as I said some bigger hyenas come through to chase the jackal off but I
through to chase the jackal off but I didn’t get to have a good look at the
didn’t get to have a good look at the carcass I wasn’t sure exactly what it
carcass I wasn’t sure exactly what it was I’m guessing it is a small antelope
was I’m guessing it is a small antelope of some sort so perhaps it might just be
of some sort so perhaps it might just be enough to feed the jackal and it wasn’t
enough to feed the jackal and it wasn’t pretty well fed on as well while we were
pretty well fed on as well while we were with it but yes there is every chance
with it but yes there is every chance that the noise could attract other
that the noise could attract other scavengers throughout the night
a little bit of knock enos going on there between them I’ll just move up
there between them I’ll just move up towards the carcass a little bit so we
towards the carcass a little bit so we can try to get a better look
Sally is happier for the Jackals that they got some food is saying way to go
they got some food is saying way to go I’m actually kind of thinking the same
I’m actually kind of thinking the same just because the cheaters did get a good
just because the cheaters did get a good feeding I yeah it was a nice little win
feeding I yeah it was a nice little win to see actually I do love a black back
to see actually I do love a black back jackals if anybody was joining us in our
jackals if anybody was joining us in our regular broadcast just before you would
regular broadcast just before you would have seen that the one though I was
have seen that the one though I was following along the road they’re such
following along the road they’re such brave animals they don’t often run in
brave animals they don’t often run in the face of danger and a very very
the face of danger and a very very confident around bigger animals as we
confident around bigger animals as we just saw then
we have one that’s just scampered off I’m just gonna have a quick look and see
I’m just gonna have a quick look and see if I can see if the cheetah is still
if I can see if the cheetah is still inside okay so they are over there
I’ll just move a little bit closer so we can see their chattels actually feeding
can see their chattels actually feeding and then I’ll go back over to those
and then I’ll go back over to those cheetah move just a little bit up the
cheetah move just a little bit up the road from it will not up the road up the
road from it will not up the road up the aftergrass from us
Lynne yes so cheetah are very wary of other predators and definitely don’t
other predators and definitely don’t want to be injured so she just really do
want to be injured so she just really do rely on their body and their speed quite
rely on their body and their speed quite well this disabilities going on
but yes so they really do not want to risk injury so you’ll see they are very
risk injury so you’ll see they are very timid towards other attacks especially
timid towards other attacks especially around carcasses and yeah they really do
around carcasses and yeah they really do rely on that body functioning it
rely on that body functioning it normally in order to be able to make
normally in order to be able to make survival for themselves to be able to
survival for themselves to be able to feed and move around find mates find
feed and move around find mates find water
water so an injury out here can really really
so an injury out here can really really harm you can mean death in many cases
harm you can mean death in many cases for an animal especially a delicate
for an animal especially a delicate animal like a cheetah they’re not feel
animal like a cheetah they’re not feel too like the other big cats as I said
too like the other big cats as I said they built the speed rather than the
they built the speed rather than the power and strength and so you can be
power and strength and so you can be hurt quite easily
hurt quite easily people often compare them through the
people often compare them through the Ferraris that the cats in they’re fast
Ferraris that the cats in they’re fast agile but easy to wreck
so I can see those horns now this definitely it does look to be a
definitely it does look to be a Thomson’s gazelle it is a very cool to
Thomson’s gazelle it is a very cool to watch everyone it’s been a great day
watch everyone it’s been a great day today for me had lion hunts elephants
today for me had lion hunts elephants giraffes and now this the cheetahs and
giraffes and now this the cheetahs and the jackals and jackals are taking over
the jackals and jackals are taking over the carcass for themselves absolutely
the carcass for themselves absolutely unbelievable stuff in the Maasai Mara of
unbelievable stuff in the Maasai Mara of Kenya yeah definitely it does seem to be
Kenya yeah definitely it does seem to be a little gazelle and I was wondering
a little gazelle and I was wondering earlier on whether both the cheetahs
earlier on whether both the cheetahs were involved in the hunt or whether it
were involved in the hunt or whether it was just the older and more experienced
was just the older and more experienced mother that took it down when we did
mother that took it down when we did first arrived the young cheetah was
first arrived the young cheetah was feeding on it
again I’m just gonna stay quiet let us listen to this feeding
what silane is coming why it has come in so as I was thinking I ain’t has come to
so as I was thinking I ain’t has come to take over three ladies now or wow this
take over three ladies now or wow this is escalating
they came out of nowhere Wow how exciting is this jackers are still
how exciting is this jackers are still trying to get back into it but those
trying to get back into it but those hyenas came in it like a ton of bricks
hyenas came in it like a ton of bricks just took over completely Wow so this
just took over completely Wow so this does just highlight the animal that
does just highlight the animal that makes the kill isn’t necessarily the
makes the kill isn’t necessarily the only one that feeds on it they’ll be a
only one that feeds on it they’ll be a long list of other animals that come in
long list of other animals that come in hyenas and jackals and vultures as well
then of course in composition phase the whole circle of life isn’t it
big another Heidi’s get up another Hawaiian is going me now
snapping of those bones is perhaps both very strong jaws and very strong
very strong jaws and very strong digestive systems crunch that boner
digestive systems crunch that boner right there
jeez it must be busy work right they’re trying to eat and eat others away from
trying to eat and eat others away from your food at the same time I’m sure the
your food at the same time I’m sure the energy expended energy gained from the
energy expended energy gained from the food
listen to have to be up there with one of the best sightings I’ve ever had out
of the best sightings I’ve ever had out here in a Masai Mara
here in a Masai Mara sorry cool
and I think the best thing of it all is so far no one has been seriously hurt
so far no one has been seriously hurt none of the animals have copped an
none of the animals have copped an injury from this it’s not over yet
injury from this it’s not over yet having said that he’s still trying their
having said that he’s still trying their hardest to get in they’re doing a good
hardest to get in they’re doing a good job of defending lorina yes aim I do
job of defending lorina yes aim I do love the jackals are so brave as well
love the jackals are so brave as well it’s just it’s so cool to see such a
it’s just it’s so cool to see such a small animal stick up for themselves it
small animal stick up for themselves it reminds me of the damselfish today’s a
reminds me of the damselfish today’s a small fish under water that will
small fish under water that will aggressively defend their territory
aggressively defend their territory against anything even other die even big
against anything even other die even big human divers that will come and charge
human divers that will come and charge them even though they’re probably no
them even though they’re probably no longer than 10 to 15 centimetres 5 to 7
longer than 10 to 15 centimetres 5 to 7 inches long
yeah I’m sorry there are any sensitive viewers watching this probably isn’t the
viewers watching this probably isn’t the best Athena for user asked that he turn
best Athena for user asked that he turn away if that is the case this is just
away if that is the case this is just nature’s only eye things unfold out here
so heinous often it regards as scavengers but they are not just
scavengers but they are not just scavengers while they are credibly
scavengers while they are credibly intelligent creatures incredibly good at
intelligent creatures incredibly good at problem-solving and working together as
problem-solving and working together as a team and this combined with the fact
a team and this combined with the fact that are they are each they can run for
that are they are each they can run for a long time at 30 good speeds they make
a long time at 30 good speeds they make them quiet good hunters as well as
them quiet good hunters as well as scavengers but when they do see the
scavengers but when they do see the opportunity to take a meal they will
opportunity to take a meal they will also do that since even Bobby even lions
also do that since even Bobby even lions and they have enough numbers that will
and they have enough numbers that will take on liars or I killed successfully
take on liars or I killed successfully take a kill from them as well
scanning again for the cheaters so the cheetah are nowhere to be seen now
cheetah are nowhere to be seen now everybody’s same now loving hearing that
everybody’s same now loving hearing that noises oh so again just gonna let you
noises oh so again just gonna let you all enjoy it
the battle for survival hey everyone everything just doing whatever you can
everything just doing whatever you can to keep itself alive still just can’t
to keep itself alive still just can’t believe this
believe this sorry cool
Dasia is asking it do they tend to be not so overly aggressive when there is
not so overly aggressive when there is enough to share well yes in a way yes if
enough to share well yes in a way yes if you will know this the larger the
you will know this the larger the Krampus the more yes so I’ve actually
Krampus the more yes so I’ve actually even seen hyena and a leopard feeding on
even seen hyena and a leopard feeding on the same carcass without much conflict
the same carcass without much conflict and I’ve seen it with hyenas and lions
and I’ve seen it with hyenas and lions as well but I quite often between
as well but I quite often between species there is generally always to
species there is generally always to some form of conflict after some time
some form of conflict after some time but between species there will be a less
but between species there will be a less conflict at the more through two there
conflict at the more through two there is all about that inter intra species at
is all about that inter intra species at relationships
just so cool to watch it it’s almost like watching a game it’s sport isn’t it
like watching a game it’s sport isn’t it no boys teams trying to use tactics
one that attacks one defend and the prize well a bit of meat in their
prize well a bit of meat in their tummies
tummies looks like the jackals on the wet and
looks like the jackals on the wet and they have separated a little bit of town
they have separated a little bit of town or maybe those
this one doesn’t want to share at all this one’s all to see
how incredible is these so we’ve came here expecting it maybe to see some
here expecting it maybe to see some cheater and boy oh boy have we gotten a
cheater and boy oh boy have we gotten a whole lot more than just that had a
whole lot more than just that had a whole feeding at frenzy gee that started
whole feeding at frenzy gee that started off keeping those jackals at Weber once
off keeping those jackals at Weber once they got in and alerted the hyena
they got in and alerted the hyena well there was everyone’s game after
well there was everyone’s game after that as I said the cheetah along gone
that as I said the cheetah along gone now I haven’t can’t see them anywhere
now I haven’t can’t see them anywhere around and so it’s just down to the
around and so it’s just down to the Jackals and the hyenas Oscar’s saying it
Jackals and the hyenas Oscar’s saying it sounds like it’s kids jury dinner yes
sounds like it’s kids jury dinner yes well I grew up in a family with four
well I grew up in a family with four boys and I can definitely agree with
boys and I can definitely agree with that
that the dinner table can get quite a crazy
the dinner table can get quite a crazy when it comes to kids and bigger
when it comes to kids and bigger families
looks like everyone isn’t he out scratching around for some remains the
scratching around for some remains the carcass it seems like it’s been barely
carcass it seems like it’s been barely pulled apart near yes sir as I said
pulled apart near yes sir as I said being in a family of four boys I know
being in a family of four boys I know that’s like to defend that your food
that’s like to defend that your food whilst also trying to eat it at the same
whilst also trying to eat it at the same time
yeah there Oh sniffing around it for some remains adhesive carrion to carry
some remains adhesive carrion to carry on the harm unintended
marci wants to know whether these jackals are related to the dogs because
jackals are related to the dogs because they say on the same well yes so they
they say on the same well yes so they are part of the Cana forms order which
are part of the Cana forms order which is all of the dog like ones and then
is all of the dog like ones and then there is the Fila forms which are your
there is the Fila forms which are your cat like animals
cat like animals the Carnivora perhaps no it’s a sub
the Carnivora perhaps no it’s a sub water sorry sorry
water sorry sorry sub waters the true sub orders and
sub waters the true sub orders and Carnivora is the class Mammalia
Carnivora is the class Mammalia while we’re going off the taxonomic tree
while we’re going off the taxonomic tree there okay so everything has gone behind
there okay so everything has gone behind the car I’m just coming back around
Wow just when I thought it was starting to die down and another dispute over
to die down and another dispute over peace there
until the action continues Wow la is really really interesting just to see
really really interesting just to see the dynamics around the carcass
turned out to be sorry to start fixing up for some of these cables here so I
up for some of these cables here so I can get something comms but it does seem
can get something comms but it does seem like the action that has all died down
like the action that has all died down now thank you always so much for joining
now thank you always so much for joining us if this wasn’t enough for you we’ve
us if this wasn’t enough for you we’ve always got more Safari live to live
always got more Safari live to live drives a day so make sure they search it
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welcome aback everyone all of our regular viewers what overjoyed at how
regular viewers what overjoyed at how these a day has panned out I think it
these a day has panned out I think it must have been a st. Patrick’s Day
must have been a st. Patrick’s Day blessing a short my Irish heritage
blessing a short my Irish heritage really coming in handy today it seems
really coming in handy today it seems like they are still looking around a
like they are still looking around a little bit saying there’s anything a
little bit saying there’s anything a left well now that everything has died
left well now that everything has died down here I’m sure we can all start to
down here I’m sure we can all start to unwind with a bit more of a peaceful
unwind with a bit more of a peaceful shining
shining mashaallah has some alleys yes
mashaallah has some alleys yes definitely
definitely geez pets heart must be beating so so
geez pets heart must be beating so so fast that was so exciting but yes this
fast that was so exciting but yes this is a much more peaceful more relaxed
is a much more peaceful more relaxed sighting elephants have been so so good
sighting elephants have been so so good now you’ll notice we are in infrared I’m
now you’ll notice we are in infrared I’m sure some of the other guys have
sure some of the other guys have explained explained so that we have no
explained explained so that we have no artificial lights shining on to them so
artificial lights shining on to them so then completely in their natural air oh
then completely in their natural air oh there we go reach up with your trunk
wasn’t that interesting hmm so mum broke that branch pulled it down
so mum broke that branch pulled it down almost for the baby
so cool can you imagine being in the darkness like this and you can hear the
darkness like this and you can hear the shuffling and breaking of branches and
shuffling and breaking of branches and class
I can imagine be quite scary especially here this big thing coming coming up
here this big thing coming coming up behind you even it’s really dark now as
behind you even it’s really dark now as it is and when we came up towards them I
it is and when we came up towards them I saw them in front of me but the head
saw them in front of me but the head take up my spotlight and check behind
take up my spotlight and check behind and the sides as well because you will
and the sides as well because you will never know if they’re lurking just
never know if they’re lurking just behind the bushes you also had some
behind the bushes you also had some whooping hey you know it’s calling not
whooping hey you know it’s calling not too far for life would you like to see a
too far for life would you like to see a stinkbug
no he’s run off just as soon as I decided to show YouTube where are you I
decided to show YouTube where are you I can smell you I’ve even had one in my
can smell you I’ve even had one in my mouth
can you can i you know and one is who is roofing and the other one is responding
the darkness of the bush reading is something else
still not know elephants have moved off to the side as well I’m quite happy this
to the side as well I’m quite happy this is after Patrick sighting this is a very
is after Patrick sighting this is a very told relax kind of sighting I do I love
told relax kind of sighting I do I love it
it elephants have moved off hyenas are
elephants have moved off hyenas are coming alive in the night time it really
coming alive in the night time it really is nice isn’t it it’s like a story time
is nice isn’t it it’s like a story time of the African bush beautiful I was just
of the African bush beautiful I was just saying to say it is a stunning stunning
saying to say it is a stunning stunning evening this evening
evening this evening oh you’re still in front of ours let’s
oh you’re still in front of ours let’s move a little bit forward to get a
move a little bit forward to get a better view of you something’s landed on
better view of you something’s landed on me probably more stinkbug
oh oh there’s a tiny tiny tiny one look how they’re standing together almost
how they’re standing together almost like a puzzle
so cute you see that little trunk dangly known and can you see that they’re quite
known and can you see that they’re quite stole apart from obviously baby in trunk
stole apart from obviously baby in trunk which doesn’t seem to care too much for
which doesn’t seem to care too much for listening out to the third in this but
listening out to the third in this but often when they stand like that and they
often when they stand like that and they stand still they’re listening and they
stand still they’re listening and they listen to the sounds that we can’t hear
listen to the sounds that we can’t hear we’ll look they’re listening to
we’ll look they’re listening to infrasonic sounds
beautiful hey guys going for a nighttime stroll oh
hey guys going for a nighttime stroll oh I like that
how can you see that thanks pick it up just a little bit they’re listening
just a little bit they’re listening they’re concentrating they’re unsure
they’re concentrating they’re unsure what they want to do next
there you go guys absolutely stunning we’ve had such an amazing Drive
we’ve had such an amazing Drive absolutely amazing Drive elephants wild
absolutely amazing Drive elephants wild dogs cheetah jackal hyena and of course
dogs cheetah jackal hyena and of course Tanana always always a pleasure
Tanana always always a pleasure well you know it’s that time thank you
well you know it’s that time thank you so much for your questions and comments
so much for your questions and comments and remember to join us again for the
and remember to join us again for the sunrise Safari tomorrow morning thank
sunrise Safari tomorrow morning thank you and bye bye