Old Faithfull -Buffalo skull

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many thanks to  ** PENNY  (2) *  JANUARY  27 - 2009

Hi Barry

Thanks for your mail.  The skull is lying in the tall grass, but Karen
will
move it closer to the webcam so you can get a good look at it!!

Bush greetings

Ranger   JOSH

with old faithfull

AND  THE ANIMALS   PAY TRIBUTE TO

OLD FAITHFULL

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~

Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~

Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas ~

Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus ~

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~

Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~

Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~

Southern Ground Hornbill ~ Bucorvus leadbeateri ~

OLF FAITHFULL

SOME HORNS SPREAD  MEASURE

40 -  to -   48  -INCHES

NYATI  -MEANS  BUFFALO

WE CALL HIM   **  OLD FAITHFULL **

i have a real love for the cape buffalo skull

ever since you moved it for us to view and i click picks of

all the differnt animals that go near It and put them in the aficam book

my ?? is i see it often tipped over or moved  by animals

who  is setting it back up  each time and facing it towards the cam

i have not seen anyone set t up

thanks  barry

Hey Barry.

The fun is mine of moving it back ore picking it up to face the cam again for pic's.

Jacques

( 7.00 sat-22 - c.a.t.

sat    nov-29 2008

Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus ~ nkorho - 7.00 c.a.t.

Emjay

Excellent idea the pics of all the critters visiting Old Faithful!

Thanks so much for sharing, Barry!

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~  chewing on OLD FAITHFULL

may 25 -2009

the world's tallest mammals are chewing on bones, due to a lack of certain minerals in the soil; herbivores will chew on bones to gain phosphorus and calcium which they need in their diet.

Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas ~

OLD FAITHFULL AND BURCHELL'S STARLING

Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~

JACQUES  - OLD FAITHFULL - ELEPHANT SKULL

OLD FAITHFULL - ELEPHANT  SKULL

White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus

A BOY FROM  THE UNITED STATES HAD  WISH

NKORHO LODGE MADE IT COME TRUE

O L D       F A I T H F U L L  -  S A N T A - C L A U S E

PENNY (2) PHOTO     ** O L D   F A I T H F U L L  **

MARCH  SUNDAY  15  -2009

Happy Birthday  Sir Campbell.

Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas ~

AND THEN THEY CHEWED ON OLD FAITHFULL

FOR 5 MINUTES  -

Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus ~

rough nite for  OLD FAITHFULL -  2 jackals

a hyena - chewed on the skull

lodge will set him up again

THANKS  TO THE  NKORHO LODGE    - RONNIE

FOR SETTING UP

OLD FAITHFULL

sassabuck

Hello all. Barry, a little late, but here's a pic of two of your favorite Africam things!!

thanks    sassabuck 

JANUARY  27 - 2009

JUNE 20  2009

Side-striped jackal ~ Canis adustus ~

Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~ JULY 16 2009

baby sits on  old faithfull  skull

baby  baboon has a little chew on the  skull

july 25 2009  -  a

Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~

that has been limping badly for over a month

flipped - old faithfull over and chewed on him

for about  2-4 minutes then came past  the finger

and was gone

he survived the hyena chewing on him

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~august -17 2009 nk

aug 19 2009

OLD FAITHFULL - TAKEN BY PENNY (2)

IN AUGUST 2009

Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops SEPT - 02 2009

- 2 OF THE  AFRICAM    3  owners  -( RIGHT- Campbell Scott,)

  ( LEFT - Jon Oliver ) LOOK AT  SKULL

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 YA  THEY NAMED THE SKULL - OLD FAITHFULL

 SAY,S  CAMPBELL -   YOU WANA GO LOOK AT IT ?

 SURE SAY'S  JON -

 THEY SAY THAT   JACQUES IS THE  KEEPER

 OF - OLD FAITHFULL  - WE CAN LOOK BUT -DONT TOUCH

               OLD FAITHFULL  ?

WHY THAT NAME ? -  WELL ITS BECAUSE HE IS ALLWAYS THEIR

 YUP  A REAL KOOL  NAME FOR THE  OLD FELLOW

                   ( true story )

Lee (leelal), Jacques and guests

old faithfull   SEPT 29 2009

Thursday 29th Oct 2009

  OLD FAITHFULL   CHEWED ON AGAIN NK