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 The leopard cub viewing over the past two months has been spectacular. We are lucky enough to have three new litters all aged between 10 and 16 weeks old. The Shangwa female (cubs aged at 16 weeks) has unfortunately lost two of her three cubs to Hyena. The only surviving cub is a young male who is pretty nervous around the vehicles.
We have finally had...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 13 July 2008
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 If one mentions the name Pangolin, few guests have ever heard of one…let alone seen one. Most of the time they are brushed off as an Armadillo looking animal who eats ants and termites. So you can imagine my surprise when I met my new guests the other day and they requested to see a Pangolin. I smiled nervously and tried to link as much as I could and to...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 13 July 2008
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 Cheetah viewing at Exeter has been pretty good the last few weeks as we have enjoyed a big male moving around on the clearings to the south. Yesterday, while following him he stopped at the base of a Weeping Wattle tree to scent mark. The question was inevitable, “do cheetah climb trees?” I looked at the tree and explained to the guests why I felt it was...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 13 July 2008
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 Last night, the lion activity around the camp had ensured that very few guests got a good night sleep and by the time morning came we were eager to see what all the commotion was about. We followed tracks for both lion and buffalo, going up and down the river road opposite the camp. We were in and out of the vehicle, listening, trying to put all the...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 13 July 2008
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 By the next morning, my guests were eager to go and see what remained of the Buffalo carcass opposite the camp. We made our way and were greeted by one very well fed lion and six very full cubs. The carcass was all but finished and we sat and enjoyed the vultures flying in to pick up what ever scraps were available. Just then a movement caught my eye and...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 13 July 2008
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 We set out on our afternoon safari to follow up on Vultures circling and settling in trees just north of the camp. On arrival at the scene we found a dead female Rhino who had been killed by a male Rhino. This was evident by the puncture mark from a horn in her lungs. After sitting for a while the vultures began to feed and it wasn’t long before they were...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 22 May 2008
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 With all the noise and commotion that a big carcass brings, it wasn’t long before every pride in the area became aware of the activities around Exeter. On the carcass was pride consisting of two lioness’ and there seven three-month-old cubs. On the trail of the carcass was a pride of two female and five sub-adults. We left the carcass apprehensive but...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 22 May 2008
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 What an amazing experience! The Kruger Park is conducting tests to see to what extent Tuberculosis is effecting the Lion population. The rangers and guests at Exeter were able to participate with the vets and get up close and personal to these apex predators. Initial figures suggest that currently TB is prevalent in about 70% of the lions tested thus far....
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 15 May 2008
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 It has been nearly two weeks since we last saw the Shangwa female Leopard and her three cubs. We were so excited as we watched her lead the three cubs to an Impala kill close to River Lodge. The rangers followed up on her the next morning only to find that Hyena had stolen the kill and only the one female cub could be seen. After some time, the female...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 15 May 2008
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 What an amazing day. Early this morning, the Shangwa female leopard left her new Impala kill and moved east towards her den site, we knew what was coming next. A few sharp grunts summoned the young cubs from beneath the rocks and we watched in awe as she led the three cubs back towards the kill. It was the first time that I had viewed these tiny cubs in...
Posted: Exeter by Brendan Streak, Date: 4 May 2008
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