The past couple of days at Savanna have been full of action. The Ximungwe pride has killed six wildebeest and one reedbuck in a matter of nine days. Individual Mapogos have ridden on the back of these kills and have come in once the Ximungwe pride have made the kill and dominated. The Ximungwe pride is doing well and mating continues to happen, hence at this stage the guides are uncertain whether any of if any females are pregnant yet. It is an exciting time and everybody is waiting in anticipation to see small cubs in the area again. During the last few days, the Ximungwe pride, with the help of three Mapogo, killed a big male buffalo very close to cheetah flats. This in return offers exceptional viewing for two days while these lions gorged themselves on this massive beast.
The Ottowa pride that was seen frequently during the last two months at Savanna has now moved east and it will be exciting to see if they will continue to use the area within their territorial plays. The large herd of buffalo has been making frequent sorties into the camps’ area and water points still have plenty of water due to last year’s rains and this is obviously the draw-card. Certain cows within the herd give them direction and take them from one water point to another. This has on occasion created conflict between the hippo and the buffalo, as the hippo are trying to protect their area and the buffalo are just trying to get a drink and a wallow. Fortunately, no actual physical contact has taken place and it is wonderful to see this interaction.
These Sightings have been viewed at Savanna Lodge
