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Sun, 29/10/2006 - 9:25am
Have been watching the Nkorho cam for a while and never seen any predators except hyenas, are there any such as big cats?
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Sun, 29/10/2006 - 9:25am
Have been watching the Nkorho cam for a while and never seen any predators except hyenas, are there any such as big cats?
Mon, 30/10/2006 - 12:46pm
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 Have been watching the Nkorho cam for a while and never seen any predators except hyenas, are there any such as big cats?
Paul To put this in perspective, Nkorho is in a private game reserve called the Sabie Sands of around 45000 hectares (roughly 90000 acres). The Sabie Sands shares an unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park with is about 2million hectares (roughly 4 million acres). The predators, while territorial, are free to roam anywhere in that area. I cant recall exact numbers, but believe that there are approximately 2000 lion in the Kruger Park and adoining reserves, that would mean a population of 1 lion per 2000 acres. A few of those lions will eventually show up at the waterhole with the camera, but dont expect it to happen every night. Enjoy the viewing! Landi Thank you for that information Landi! Paul, I have stayed in the Sabi Sands twice - once for a month doing Eco-Training (Game Ranger training) and once for a week at one of the private reserves. During both visits we saw plenty of lion, leopard, cheetah and hyaena as well as the smaller predators such as serval - and, on one memorable occasion, African wild dogs! Animals are unpredictable - you never know what will show up at any time of the day or night! Other animals not yet seen on the Nkorho cam, such as crocodiles, 'migrate' occasionally to other water sources but I am not sure whether the Nkorho waterhole is suitable for crocs as they prefer deep water and need to have plenty of fish to sustain them as this is their main food source. __________________
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Mon, 30/10/2006 - 12:09pm
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Have been watching the Nkorho cam for a while and never seen any predators except hyenas, are there any such as big cats?
Paul To put this in perspective, Nkorho is in a private game reserve called the Sabie Sands of around 45000 hectares (roughly 90000 acres). The Sabie Sands shares an unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park with is about 2million hectares (roughly 4 million acres). The predators, while territorial, are free to roam anywhere in that area. I cant recall exact numbers, but believe that there are approximately 2000 lion in the Kruger Park and adoining reserves, that would mean a population of 1 lion per 2000 acres. A few of those lions will eventually show up at the waterhole with the camera, but dont expect it to happen every night. Enjoy the viewing! Landi
Mon, 30/10/2006 - 8:51am
#4
One predator i wish we had is a crocodile can some one grab one and put it in our pond please lol Although dont think the other animals would be too pleased
Sun, 29/10/2006 - 4:41pm
#5
Good Evening - or in the case of South Africa, Good Morning Sueso! __________________
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Sun, 29/10/2006 - 4:12pm
#6
Every so often, the jackals also show up
 Then there's the owls, and the frog eating herons and storks!There's a frog that eats herons and storks? That I have to see! ROFLOL You are cracking me up!! Good afternoon everyone!
Sun, 29/10/2006 - 12:35pm
#7
Every so often, the jackals also show up
Then there's the owls, and the frog eating herons and storks!There's a frog that eats herons and storks? That I have to see! __________________
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Sun, 29/10/2006 - 10:18am
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Every so often, the jackals also show up __________________
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many thanks for the info, to be sure I will keep watching.
Regards
Paul