Welcome to our safari live afternoon.
Jamie is our guide and Dave is on Camera.
We open with the Royal Family stretched out and resting.
One cub is resting beside Karula and the other cub is up in the tree munching on the Kill that Karula has so cleverly stashed.
Today is the cubs 5 month old Birthday.
Karula With Both Cubs
Over to James who is having signal or vehicle problems and has to repeat his hello a few times.
Hello? HELLO? HELLO?
One Waterbuk Bull and one Impala Ram
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| Karula |
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| Karula and Male Cub Resting |
George has turned over and we see now just how full his belly is.
Charlotte gracefully climbs down from the tree and greets Karula and gets a complete grooming while George continues to sleep.
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| Charlotte Gets A Good Cleaning |
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| Charlotte And George Have Play Time |
Charlotte down from the tree- play time and grooming
Over to James who is beside a Marula tree which has been pushed over.
There was a gecko which speedily moved away.
Termites have eaten the inside of the bark and basically turned chunks of it into dust.
Over to Jamie and Karula who is up in the tree and enjoying her meal.
Karula Enjoying Her Meal
Over to Jamie who is lying in the road
He has found a very large hard and heavy piece of Termite Mound.
An Elephant has kicked it away and dropped it onto the road.
Look What is coming down the road.
Large Elephant Bull Protecting Mom and Baby
Over to Jamie
Jamie will be moving off and other vehicles are anxious to get a view of Karula and her babies so she will be pulling out and moving on.
Over to James as he discusses how fertile Termite mounds are.
He is heading down the middle of the reserve.
Over to Jamie who has now moved away and is driving along.
Young Elephant Bull
Over to James who is still driving along. There is a Lion calling on Buffleshoek. We cant actually go there but there could be another one calling back.
James sees some Elephants as well.
When the Kruger park began in 1926, there were approximately 11 Elephants. They had literally been poached out by settlers.
Over to Jamie. The wind has really picked up and it is quite blustery. Jamie says she has a surprise for us.
Quick back to James..
It is SHADOW!
Just a quick 2 seconds with her. She is Karula's 9 year old daughter but is on Hoffman Property where we are not allowed to go into.
Quick Glimpse of Shadow
Over to Jamie who is revealing her surprise for us.
2 Lionesses on a Buffalo Kill.
2 Nkahuma Lioness's On A Buffalo Kill
These are Nkahuma Females
Both Lionesses are together eating now
One Lioness decides to have a nap while cuddling her Buffalo kill
Closeup of Lioness on the Buffalo Kill
This Lioness has now decided to lay on top of the Buffalo's legs.
Over to James who is at the Arathusa Airstrip
We see 2 Impala who are halfheartedly having a sparring match for dominance.
Impala sparring
Back over to Jamie where we see both Lionesses both actively eating the cavity of the Buffalo
Over to Jamie who also has her spotlight out
A hyena has now shown up on the scene.
Only 1 Hyena who will not be a threat to the lionesses.
Last View Of Nkahuma Lionesses
Over to James who has found a Gerbil
Can barely make him out.
This concludes our Sunset Safari for today.
Full 3 Hour Drive
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