The Watering hole chat site Tuesday 2 June 2009

A good African morning all.

Have a nice Tuesday , happy camming and chatting.

Have to go now. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

THANK YOU FOR THE NEW DAY

AND THE PHOTOS

Thanks for the new day Hanneke...and have a good night

I'm heading off shortly...happy camming everyone

Hello Hanneke - thank you for the new day and photos.  Sleep well and see you in the morning.

Hello Barry and hello and goodbye, Janice.  Also hello to all others out there.

Hi again!

...and Cowboy, if you are still here.  This is about all I found on the Tembe Lions.  I'm sure there is more info out there but with just a quick search.... it seems back in 2002 four lions were introduced to the park (2 adult males unrelated and 2 half sister lionesses).  The males remained together and the pride swelled to appx. 20.   Seems the numbers went down after the deaths of 6 that were some how escaping into human populated areas.    The latest information below is contained within a Tembe newsletter for Spring 2008.

"Since the demise of the 2 dominant males, the prides have split into 3 distinct groups. Tembe heads up the North group, Langa the South and the 4 most recent youngsters (2 males, Amandla and Umlilo, and 2 females, Thandwa and Nkululeko) were ousted and banished to the Eastern area across the swamps."

www.tembe.org.za

I'm back...going to be attempting to catch up on bookwork that I didn't get done yesterday

Something just walked by left to right behind EP..not sure if it's a bokkie, then I thought hyena, then it almost looked like a cat.

Did anyone else see that critter a few minutes ago at EP?

Hyena sounds nearby at EP...maybe that's what I saw

Tembe National Elephant Park

Tembe is home to an array of wildlife including 130 elephant, 65 rhino, buffalo, leopard, serval, hippo, eland, zebra, giraffe, hyaena, jackal, wildebeest, nyala, kudu, water buck, reed buck, red duiker, warthog and other small mammals. Lion from Pilanesberg and Madikwe have recently been re-introduced. Birding at Tembe is on a par with some of South Africa's prime birding spots. More that 340 species of birds have been listed, including the rare Rudd's Apalis, Rufousbellied Heron, Natal Nightjar and Woodward's Batis.

Hello everyone. Janice, I did hear the hyena but didn't see the walkby.

Cowboy, Did you see an Ngala at EP or just hear one?

Aquila, Thanks for the Tembe information.   Stepping away for a bit.

Edit to add: Thanks to Barry also.

Baby elephants often insert their trunks into their mouths and suck on them - much like a human child sucks on its thumbs.

Hi Donna, Barry

Barry, that's interesting about the baby ellies...kinda cute

Donna, we've been hearing lion roars in the distance at EP

Heard the Ngala

Lions at EP always seem to tease us with their distant roars...never get any closer

Hi Poppet, Donna and Cowboy

Howdy Howwa

No that wasn't Isilo this morning and i have been misspelling his name it only has 1 "s"

Hi Howwa...howwa you

Going well here Howwa...lovely sunny day, though I'm not out in it...lol...trying to catch up on paperwork still, while watching for non-existant critters

Cann't stay awake.   Happy camming everyone.  See you later in the morning...

Hi guys!!!

Anybody know what the bird is I keep hearing at EP? A really low hoot type sound.

And have any of you checked out the chat for the cams?? I hardly ever see any forum regs in there! I miss you guys!!!!!!

Goodnight Howwa..sleep well

Hi WW...long time no see :D  Don't go into the chat room much...a bit too fast paced for me...lol.  I look in now and then but often there's not anything going on anyway.  Been quiet in here too

Don't know what that bird is either

Hi and bye, WhiteWitch, Nite, Nite...

Sweet dreams Howwa

Hi Janice and WW - just here for a few minutes - missed Howwa, but gained someone who hasn't been around lately - how goes it WW?

Hello everyone!  

Hellooooo Mavis - how was your day?

Hi Chris, Hi Mavis ...been a quiet night tonight apart from the odd distant lion roar at EP...hasn't come any closer