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Tue, 16/06/2009 - 6:33am
  Hi to all you africammers i have followed this site for years but never really got into the message side of things, however i have a question that i hope someone out there may be able to answer why is it that we see vast herds of wilderbeast, antelopes, birds and other prey but only rarely catch a glimpse of any predators?? i always believed the big cats etc followed any large herd to guarentee a meal but they are so few and far between. yes i have seen hyenas on ir cam at night but only once have i seen lions is this because it is not a territory of a predator or is it just that they can pick off the prey much easier somewhere else? i hope the experts amongst you out there can solve this for me thanks for any info you can provide vicky (uk) __________________
beware the snowbear
Tue, 16/06/2009 - 10:51am
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   Hi Snowbear. Welcome to the Boma. I think what we see here is the way it is. There are many more "general game" critters than predators. Our little window to their world is very limited so the odds are against seeing them there. There are frequent kills in the area that the Rangers report. They just aren't in front of the camera. Hope this helps. __________________
Donna
Wed, 17/06/2009 - 1:56pm
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hi donna thanks for replying to my question....so there are camera shy cats well that makes sense, as long as the ecosystem and biodiversity of species exists to manage species then long live africam and clever people like you who know what others need to find out thank you vicky __________________
beware the snowbear
Wed, 17/06/2009 - 2:08pm
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Hi barry thanks for the links and the fantastic photo's spectacular. since being confined to a wheelchair i have been photographing wildlife on a small scale....have you any tips as your pics are amazing vicky __________________
beware the snowbear
Wed, 17/06/2009 - 2:59pm
#5
 Has anybody ever seen a live kill at any water hole? The only thing I have was a lion after a hyena and it was close one but missed LOL. Thanks anybody The Monkey's are watching.
Fri, 19/06/2009 - 4:41am
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its not so much seeing a live kill its just seeing the lions and leopards/hyenas having a drink or a sleep i know they r generally nocturnal but even at 2am they just never seem to appear was wondering if they even had territory around there but obviously so well keep watching xx v __________________
beware the snowbear
Fri, 19/06/2009 - 4:46am
#7
 Hi Snowbear. They do visit - yesterday we had a leopard in the afternoon at EP, another at Nkorho in the early evening and, later in the evening, a pride of 8 lions came to drink at Nkorho! __________________
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HELLO- i would try putting your question in the watering hole section
look fo rthe question section to the nkoprho
or elephant plains rangers we do see the big cats
you just have to be lucky when the cams are on
check out this site i have and you will see the cats
and other wildlife birds ect we have seen on cam
(barry)
click here
A F R I C A M -- B O O K
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/africambook3