NOTE: Just to let everyone know, The Leopard page has now been updated with Hosana and Xongile's Information.
Good Morning to our sunrise Safari. Jamie is our guide his morning with Jeandre on camera
James is our other guide this morning with Bryan on Camera
We start the morning with a great dose of cuteness.
Hosana
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| We see a flick of a tail |
Hosana & Xongile Playing While Remaining Safely In The Thicket
Over with Brent who is out on a bush walk this morning. He has Dave on Camera
Back over to Jamie
The cubs blend in so well with their scenery, it is actually difficult to find them even though they are clearly right there.
James gives us a short peek at the teeny Nkahuma Lion Cubs. They are closely cuddled together while waiting for their mom to return to them.
3 Nkahuma Lion Cubs Cuddling
We wont stay because Mom isn't here. James thinks Mom is nearby as the birds are all alarm calling constantly.
Xongile and her brother Hosana continue to scamper back and forth taking turns play stalking each other.
Xongile And Her Brother Hosana Having Quality Play Time
All this play teaches and hones their skills. The play stalking will help them learn how to hunt. Soon they will be catching small things on their owns like lizards.
Jamie says the Big Cats on Djuma have left all of us at Wildearth on Babysitting duty and we as viewers are definitely enjoying the task.
Xongile will be old enough to leave and be on her own by the age of 18 months whereas the Male Hosana will take longer before he separates totally from mom to be on his own around 2-3 years.
Over to Brent who has seen a Honey Badger.
Hone Badger
Back with Jamie and our Leopard Cubs
Jamie says she is having the best time she has ever had in her life watching these 2 cubs playing and running all over up and down the drainage line
Xongile will start to mark her territory around 2 years old as her mom (Karula) will give her a portion of her own territory.
Hosana will be much longer before he will begin to locate and mark his own territory. Usually around 4-5 years old.
With James who is going to make his way to Cheetah Plains
Over to Brent who has a small cat track
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| Serval Track |
We are back with Jamie while the cubs although playing and running around, they are completely silent.
(A long period with the technical difficulty screen)
With Brent who is viewing some Impala across the riverbed in a Tambouti thicket
He is on a large game path.
He is heading towards his favourite tree and hopefully he wont fall out of it.
Quite a large branch that an Elephant has broken off of this Weeping Wattle Tree.
We see a cytotoxic centipede
Cytotoxic Centipede
Over with Jamie for a few last moments with Hosana And Xongile.
Xongile And Hosana Making The Most Out Of Their Morning
Over with James
He is hacking a branch that has been pushed onto the road.
Only to realize there was another break further up and all he needed to do was to push it out of the way.
James Works Feverishly Hacking A Branch
James is on Cheetah Plains and the roads have been disturbed by Elephants.
With Jamie as she explains how to tell the 2 cubs apart.
The Male is considerably larger then the Female
The Male has Bluish-yellowish- brownish eyes
The Female has Chocolate Brown Eyes
Brent is sitting in his favourite Tambouti Tree. It is about 800 years old.
Brents Favourite Tambouti Tree
Over to James who has not yet found much on Cheetah Plains
But there is a red Billed Hornbill
Ground Hornbill Enjoying A Hearty Breakfast
Magpie Shrike
Brent is still checking the game path for recent tracks
James has come across a Black Backed Jackal
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| Black Backed Jackal |
James Makes Us Laugh At His Rendition Of What A Jackal Sounds Like
A little Pippet
With Brent as he finds a cocoon. Something has burrowed into it and eaten the moth before it could come out
Cocoon With No Chance of Becoming A Moth
Over to James
Birmingham Male Lion Sleeping Soundly
With Brent as he picks up and crushes some Saffron leaves.
Kirsty(Final Control) is laughing hysterically because the screen froze with Brent having a leaf up his nose
Over to Jamie who is also laughing at the fact that Brent's screen freezing with a leaf up his nose. She says they as a team with final control review their drives twice a week in order to be able to improve their skills for the viewers
Peaceful Time With Some Elephants
With James and some Buffalo
Buffalo
James was getting out of the car to get a strynose leaf when he noticed some Warthogs only a few feet away
Warthogs
James thinks this morning for Breakfast is muffin day.
Over with Jamie for a last few minutes with these amazing Leopard cubs- Hosana and Xongile
Last Few Moments With These Amazing Leopard Cubs
Over to James
Elephants Never Stop Growing
That's it for this mornings Drive.
Cya all soon.
NOTE: Rae Jensan created and posted a picture of a simple way to identify Hosana And Xongile.
Please drop him a note on facebook to show your appreciation
NOTE: Rae Jensan created and posted a picture of a simple way to identify Hosana And Xongile.
Please drop him a note on facebook to show your appreciation
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| Photo Creation and Credit to Rae Jensan |
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