We are after cheetah today, some guests never saw one and really dream of seeing one. We went to mbagi and lulenga juu because I reckon that the ones we saw the other day must be in the area.... we could not find them but we found Kipunji pride at the bridge... 22 lions together is always a good sighting in a way but they were in the sand of the river and most of them sleeping so after a while we left to look for new adventures.... we went all the way around... to makutano and then second forest and as we were at the edge of the first forest I was told about a cheetah sighting... the 4 of the other day... they killed an impala at lulenga juu... they arrived where I thought just later then I thought... we hurried there and found all of them still busy feeding on the bloody carcass. Guests were chaffed and I was happy... the cats were a great sighting... they fed to the last bit of meat available, constantly checking the surrounding for unwanted predators... constantly relieved not to see one... almost surprised not to see one...
They had all the time to finish their huge meal and we had plenty time to watch them few meters apart in a nice open area.... super...
The day would have been special enough like that but I got a call from outside the park... wild dogs (better called painted hunting dogs) were spotted ten kilometers outside the gate of the park.... so we discussed with guests and decided to go just after lunch... and so we went.. the drive was long... too long and uncomfortable but the reward was big... the dogs were by the side of the road but very shy and soon moved more inside... they were quite difficult to see and so we went back and forth to get a better view. Eventually they disappeared in the undergrowth of the commiphora forest... was not a great sighting of dogs but a sighting of dogs is always great... and was the first of the season....
On the way back we had lions feeding on a zebra fowl... the big male of the kwihala pride holding onto a carcass that he probably stole from the females..
They had all the time to finish their huge meal and we had plenty time to watch them few meters apart in a nice open area.... super...
The day would have been special enough like that but I got a call from outside the park... wild dogs (better called painted hunting dogs) were spotted ten kilometers outside the gate of the park.... so we discussed with guests and decided to go just after lunch... and so we went.. the drive was long... too long and uncomfortable but the reward was big... the dogs were by the side of the road but very shy and soon moved more inside... they were quite difficult to see and so we went back and forth to get a better view. Eventually they disappeared in the undergrowth of the commiphora forest... was not a great sighting of dogs but a sighting of dogs is always great... and was the first of the season....
On the way back we had lions feeding on a zebra fowl... the big male of the kwihala pride holding onto a carcass that he probably stole from the females..
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