Good Morning everyone.
We start off with a tech difficulty screen
We joined him mid sentence.. something about the Hyena Den.
It is an overcast and windy day.
Yes. Brent just said there are 2 Hyenas around here with their tails up so they must be on to something.
James is in the tent and has Dave on camera with him.
It is chilly but James gets some warmth from the lights.
and is explaining how the jaw works.
Over to Stefan with Jeandre on camera. He is going to walk around close to Cheetah Cut line.
He shows us a Zebra Wood. It is one of the hardest trees out here.
He tries to move it with all of his strength and it will not move at all.
Stefan Tries To Move The Heavy Zebra Wood
Over to James who is out in the open area looking for the Hyenas. James said they were knocking about for the last few minutes but now they are gone.
James is back out of the tent and looking for the Hyenas
Over to Brent.
We know that Karula has brought her cubs back into Djuma so Taxon(Guide at Djuma) will be looking from the West and Brent will be looking from the East in hopes of locating her.
Brent is driving along and we have a Buffalo roadblock
Over to James who now sees the Hyenas not far from the tent.
James sees the Hyenas
They continue to walk and disappear into the bushes
Over to Stefan now
Stefan is inspecting all of the bushes and flower heads looking for the creepy crawlies.
Stefan shows us a very interesting way to catch a rabbit.
How To Catch A Rabbit
With Stefan Winterboer
Over to Brent
Brent is close to the Southern Edge of Djuma and he is hoping Taxon does find tracks.
Let's hope Karula has not done a disappearing act that she tends to do.
Update on Sindile- He has moved a massive distance of over 20 km in the last 24 hours. And is near a lodge called "honey guide" in Mala Mala.
Brent tells us his Story entitled "My Guide was Eaten By A Lion"
Brent Tells His Story of "My Guide Was Eaten By A Lion"
Over to Stefan as Brent says Stefan has something that isn't nearly as scary as a Lion
Stefan lifts a log and shows us a Wood Louse
Brent is still checking for tracks of perhaps the Nkahuma lions or Leopard tracks.
Back right away to Stefan who continues with the Woodlouse.
It is a mommy Woodlouse and has babies.
Mommy Woodlouse Has Babies
We also notice on this log wasp pottery jars
the wasp makes these pottery jars out of mud. Then they sting a caterpillar to paralyze it, then put it in the pottery jars where the larvae are and they feed on it.
We also see the new microscope
James wanted to show us a spider but someone moved the jar so we will look at a weevil instead
First pic is it sitting on the table and second pic is under the microscope
Heading back to Brent. He has his thermos to warm himself.
Large Bull Waterbuk
Brent is not going to go any closer to him as it is very windy out which makes the animals nervous.
A viewer asks about the various species of Antelope.
Brent lists them
Brent Very Capably lists the types of Antelopes
Coming up to Buffleshoek waterhole. Construction is going on bolstering it so it can hold more water.
Back to James with the microscope
Baboon spider which Stefan thinks died from a wasp sting
Notice the white spots while under the microscope. Those are its eyes
The hairs are nerve sensors which show the spider where to put it's fangs
And here are its fangs
and here is it's abdomen
And over to Stefan to see what he has found for us
Stefan makes a fire from start to finish.
Stefan Builds A Fire From Start To Finish
Brent went offline
Stefan is offline
We are back with James
James has a Burrowing Scorpion
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Scorpion pincers |
Back to James
He shows us the surface of a gecko's toes from the microscope
James is going to give the rover a try
oh no! The Rover has gone ROGUE!
Oh No! The Rover Has Gone Rogue
with James at the controls
We cut away and we are back to Stefan
Stefan has found a hole under a stump. It has snails and a dung ball in it.
Stefan loses signal and back to James
Baby Crocodile who James says lives in this jar of formulin (preservative)
We see the Crocodiles feet under the microscope
We are now going to look at a Hawk Moth with the microscope
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| Moth Hawk Eye |
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| Hawk Moths Mouth |
Back to Stefan who once again has signal
Stefan shows us how to tell direction using shadows with a stick in the ground
Stefan shows how to use a stick in the ground to tell directions
Over to Brent who has spotted some Elephants
But the Elephants have gone away
Over to James
James is testing out the rover again
James playing with the Rover again
We pop back over to Stefan
A Tambouti thicket which makes the best campsites. offers protection from the wind.
The Tambouti excretes a latex substance which acts like an insect repellent.
Over to Brent and an Elephant
They appear nice and relaxed
Feeding off a Buffalo Thorn which has lots of nutrients
All of the browsing species will be eating a lot of Buffalo Thorn during this dry season
Elephant Working Her Tusk To Break A Branch
Over to James
James looks at the dental hygiene of a Black Backed Jackal who appears to have a cavity
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| Cavity in the mouth of a Black Backed Jackal |
Over to Brent who has found the Hyenas. They are back!
Brent is sure the one has babies inside of the den.
They are born with their eyes closed and are covered with black fur.
While he waits to see if the mom will call the babies out, we hop back over to Stefan
Stefan shows us a female forager.
It is a Trap Jaw Ant.
These ants hunt Termites.
Back over to Brent with the Hyenas
We have the VERY FIRST glimpse of a new born Hyena
Very First Glimpse Of a Newborn Hyena
with Brent Leo Smith
Over to James
James wants to look at a Bat's Teeth
Great view of the claw that comes out of the wing
Now over to the waterhole where the rover still resides and no animals there because it is quite cold.
Back to Brent with the Hyenas.
The Female is being very protective of the opening into that area of the den.
She has gone deeper into the den
Back to James
Jame's is still playing with the microscope.
This time showing us the underside of a Termite
Termite legs have no bones. It uses Hydraulic pressure to provide the leg with stiffness.
James now puts a feather into the microscope.
You can really see the filaments
Back over with Brent as he has left the Hyena Den and is driving.
Brent explains that a lot of the animals like zebra etc. are keeping in the thick bush because of the wind.
Back with James
James is going to draw us a picture with his coloured pens
James is outlining the Low Feld and high Feld up into the Mountains
James Draws A Map Of The Low and High Felds
James says goodbye for this Sunrise Safari
Over to Brent
Who had an Ellie Bull but it didn't want to be out in the wind.
Brent reminding everyone there will not be a Sunset Safari as they are in rehearsal during this time period.
The next Sunrise Safari will be live at its usual time.
And that concludes our Sunrise Safari.
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