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 Nkorho Q and ASubmitted by Africam on Mon, 18/02/2008 - 7:05am. The watering holeHi all please use this topic to ask questions relating to Nkorho Bush Lodge and the wildlife that frequent this area. The topic will be updated on a daily basis by staff members at the lodge – so ask away.
(edited by Sabine to add links to previous Q&A topics of interest)
Africam Admin  Mon, 18/02/2008 - 8:41am
hello from BOWSER VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA a snake was released at the pan water hole -where was it captured ?? also another snake was released in the grass last week where did it come from and what was species last night two people were looking at an object at water hole what was it the cam photo is hard to see thanks for this site barry ____________________________ http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=2 http://www.fischer43.com/nkorho/Nkorho_Map.htm Mon, 18/02/2008 - 8:54am
IS THE TRACTOR THAT MOWS THE GRASS THE SAME ONE USED AT ELEPHANT PLAINS- AND IS THE MOWING FOR LOOKS OR SAFTY TO SEE THE SNAKES ____________________________http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=2 http://www.fischer43.com/nkorho/Nkorho_Map.htm  Mon, 18/02/2008 - 12:40pm
i know its not a NKORHO QUESTION BUT DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE WATERHOLE WHERE THE CAM IS AT ELEPHANT PLAINS THANK YOU - http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=2 http://www.fischer43.com/nkorho/Nkorho_Map.htm Mon, 18/02/2008 - 11:48pm
Hi Barry The second snake that we captured it in the camp was a Boomslang, Boom=tree and Slang=snake. It is a backed-fanged Hemotoxic venom, Eg causes Bleeding and your blood doesn't clot. Bites are very rare and it is an aboreal snake, eg lives in trees. the first snake was a African rock Python, also in the camp, it is non-venomous, a Constrictor. It was also in the camp, we removed it out as it does make some of the staff nervous. We where checking that the water was coming out from the pipe, it some times gets blocked by things crawling in to it. Hope that answer your questions, and to hear from you again Ernst ____________________________Nkorho Lodge Mon, 18/02/2008 - 11:57pm
Tue, 19/02/2008 - 12:06am
Hi Mosby The loud pops can be from the Marula Fruits falling from the tree, as the Microphones are in the same tree or could be Insects flying into the Microphones. I am asuming you are refering to Nkorho pan Enjoy your day Ernst ____________________________Nkorho Lodge Tue, 19/02/2008 - 12:14am
 Tue, 19/02/2008 - 12:14am
Hi Ernst, Is there any idea what has happened to the 4th of the baby Wildebeest? We have only been able to count 3 out of the 4 we had been having for a good little while now. ____________________________Karen from VA Holding Thumbs for "less stressful" camming  Tue, 19/02/2008 - 8:59am
Hi Ernst, Can anyone ID the lizard we see on the cam tree ...? Here is a pic of it ____________________________Fanh / Fani http://www.wildlifecams.blogspot.com/  Tue, 19/02/2008 - 9:38am
Hello Ernst and thank you so much for answering our questions! A while back, we had a beautiful male leopard walking through the open area between the water hole and the lodge. As it walked through, it detoured over to a tree and seemed to be looking up at it and investigating it. Made me wonder if they check out the various trees in the area that might be good to hoist a kill or to flee another predator such as lions or hyenas. Is there a thinking process in what trees Leopards might utilize for hoisting their kills or to escape danger? Thank you! ____________________________Tue, 19/02/2008 - 9:56am
Bush greetings Fani We suspect it's a Red-sided skink due to the fact that we can't see the head and only the back part of the body it looks like a Red-sided skink, also they are the most common lizard at the lodge. greetings Jacques ____________________________Nkorho Lodge Tue, 19/02/2008 - 10:01am
Thank you very much Jacques ...I hope we will have a chance soon to capture a better pic Fanh / Fani http://www.wildlifecams.blogspot.com/  Tue, 19/02/2008 - 10:02am
Hello Ernst! Thanks, this is a great thread On Monday morning zoomie found a huge eagle and did a great job on the cam. The bird was hiding behind the branches a lot! Can you ID?
Keep well! ____________________________Tue, 19/02/2008 - 10:33am
Hello Ernst and thank you so much for answering our questions! A while back, we had a beautiful male leopard walking through the open area between the water hole and the lodge. As it walked through, it detoured over to a tree and seemed to be looking up at it and investigating it. Made me wonder if they check out the various trees in the area that might be good to hoist a kill or to flee another predator such as lions or hyenas. Is there a thinking process in what trees Leopards might utilize for hoisting their kills or to escape danger? Thank you! Hi Aquila I wasn't hear that day, but I have seen this behaviour in Leopards before. Often Leopards scent mark trees by either clawing the tree or by urinating on it and he was possibly picking up on that scent. The leopard is known as Ntcila, meaning Tail as he has a kink in his tail, he is still young and as a result he is also still curious, as all young animals are, which is another possiblity for his behaviour. Leopards are oppertunist and will drag their kill to the nearest tree, they prefer Marula's as they have nice thick horizontal branches and forks to lodge their prey in. Hope these answers cover your your questions and feel free to ask some more questions. Ernst ____________________________ Nkorho Lodge Tue, 19/02/2008 - 11:07am
Good evening Ingwe Jacques picked it up and it was a nice sighting, it actually looked like it was eating something small. It's hard to point out what due to the quality but we are pretty sure that it is the Dark morph of the Whalberg's Eagle greetings Ernst ____________________________Nkorho Lodge  Tue, 19/02/2008 - 11:31am
Hi Ernst and Jacques. Thanks for the great answers here. My question is one that came up the other evening when a mother Rhino and her young one passed through NK. There were a lot of Hyena's around and off cam sounds leading us to believe that a confrontation between them may have occurred. My question is, could and would five or six Hyena's attempt to overcome and kill a young Rhino in the presence of one other adult Rhino? ____________________________on South Africa: "you must see it al least once in your life. Not only see it, feel it! Feel the heat of the sun, smell the dust, enjoy the smell of cooking fires in the evening breeze" - Cerinthe Tue, 19/02/2008 - 11:32am
Great! Thank you Ernst and Jacques I did see him eating also, he was a bit camera shy and Jacques did a great job Tue, 19/02/2008 - 1:56pm
Thank you for answering my Leopard question! Thank you Ernst, Jacques, Karin and all involved! ____________________________ Tue, 19/02/2008 - 5:52pm
Good Morning, Ernst, Jacques, Karin and staff. This is a dream come true, being able to ask you all questions and get your answers. This morning at just after 1:00AM, your time, we had the great pleasure of seeing a Cheetah come to the water hole for a drink. I emailed you at the time, though I didn't expect any of you would be up. I hoped you might find it early and perhaps get to go and look for some tracks.
At any rate, is an ID possible on this animal? He/she didn't stay around very long - seemed to be on a mission. Thanks again for this new feature!! Roger ____________________________ Member of the All Critters, Large And Small (Except Olive Toads) Fan Club. Seen so far, ellie, rhino, buffalo, zeb, wildee, baboons, warthogs, giraffe, impala, lion, kudu, hyena, jackal, monkey, mongoose, leopard, hippo, lots of birds. Tue, 19/02/2008 - 6:03pm
Here is the Cheetah video in case the lodge staff is interested in what direction it arrived from, where it drank at, etc. What an awesome sighting! ____________________________ Wed, 20/02/2008 - 12:25am
Good Morning, Ernst, Jacques, Karin and staff. This is a dream come true, being able to ask you all questions and get your answers. This morning at just after 1:00AM, your time, we had the great pleasure of seeing a Cheetah come to the water hole for a drink. I emailed you at the time, though I didn't expect any of you would be up. I hoped you might find it early and perhaps get to go and look for some tracks. At any rate, is an ID possible on this animal? He/she didn't stay around very long - seemed to be on a mission. Thanks again for this new feature!! Roger
Good Morning Roger Thanks for the pictures, unfortunately they could not find the cheetah this morning, but we will be looking out for it this afternoon. We don't give the Cheetah's ID as we don't see them that often, but we had 2 males who used to stay together. A few months ago they seemed to have split up as we only see them one at a time, but we recognise the one from a scar on the back leg from an encounter with some Hyena's. Their home range covers a very large area. He might have been careful as there might of been Hyena in the area and they might come and harass him. Thanks for the questions and the pictures Ernst Wed, 20/02/2008 - 10:22am
Good morning Every area on earth has its nuisance. Which animal gives you the most trouble around the lodge (or in the lodge)? Thanks Barry http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=2 http://www.fischer43.com/nkorho/Nkorho_Map.htm  Wed, 20/02/2008 - 12:18pm
Thank you for being here to answer questions for us about Nkorho sights and sounds. I was wondering if anyone will be staying up tonight (Feb 20/21st) for the Lunar Eclipse? We are currently looking at the ground and hope to see the eclipse, if possible. We also wondered if it is possible to see the eclipse with color on and infra red off, or, if things would still just look all black without infra red. That is, if anyone is awake at the time of the eclipse Thank you! ____________________________Britney Smurf, aka Lady Hawke, aka Smalf A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Wed, 20/02/2008 - 7:24pm
THE QUESTION OF WIND COMES UP ALL THE TIME BY MEMBERS DO YOU HAVEA WIND GAUGE AT LODGE AND IF SO COULD WE GET SOME WIND SPEEDS EVEN IF THIER A DAY LATE - ( THIS IS A $10.00) GAUGE LOL THANK YOU BARRY ____________________________http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.php?cam=2 http://www.fischer43.com/nkorho/Nkorho_Map.htm Wed, 20/02/2008 - 10:54pm
Hi Ernst and Jacques. Thanks for the great answers here. My question is one that came up the other evening when a mother Rhino and her young one passed through NK. There were a lot of Hyena's around and off cam sounds leading us to believe that a confrontation between them may have occurred. My question is, could and would five or six Hyena's attempt to overcome and kill a young Rhino in the presence of one other adult Rhino?
Good morning Marblehead Spotted Hyena's do hunt for themselves, but usually it is things up to the size of Zebra's. I have never heard or read of Hyena's going for anything bigger and they will never even think about going for a small Rhino if an adult Rhino is close by. Rhino’s have relatively bad eyesight and great hearing, and Hyena’s are very curious so if they meet in the dark it can be interesting interaction.
Enjoy your day Ernst |
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