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 Watering Hole Q&ASubmitted by MacMac on Thu, 26/07/2007 - 4:11am. The watering holeHello to the Bomites,
As suggested, we have set up this location for Q and A’s concerning our streaming cameras (Nkorho Pan & Elephant Plains) and the Sabi Sand private game reserve that the cameras are located in. So feel free to ask questions about the cams, the wildlife involved, the terrain or anything involving the reserve itself. In addition, we will try to keep you updated with posts concerning current events that our going on in the reserve. We will try to answer all of your questions as soon as we can. MacMac
edited by Katja to add: Please use the Nkorho Q&A topic for questions about Nkorho Bush Lodge and the wildlife that frequents the area. Thanks! ____________________________ »
Thu, 26/07/2007 - 4:30am
MacMac, thank you soooo much for starting this Q and A. I have 2 questions ( for now ) ! The fire? The water level in the WH and schedule for filling? Marsha Thu, 26/07/2007 - 4:42am
Here are some answers to some of the questions that have been asked so far... Water Level: The Nkorho pan is in fact a natural waterhole. So of course its water level rises and falls depending on the rains and what animals are drinking from it. It also contains an underwater pump that is used to artificially supplement its water level in extreme situations. Sometimes you can even hear the pump through the Africam audio. A good example of a time to use this pump would be after a large herd of Buffalo stops by for a drink. Fire: As far as the fire goes, there have not been any bush fires in the reserve as of late. What you may have seen, would have been a controlled fire or a fire break. These techniques are typical for this time of year. They are precautionary measures that prevent wild bush fires from spreading if they do occur. Lions: I’m still gathering information on this particular pride of lions that have been around lately, which may be the Styx pride. More to come on them... Injured Zebra: The pride you have been seeing did in fact have an attempted kill on this particular zebra. Though the injuries look fairly severe, because we are winter and there are fewer flies at this time, the zebra has a good chance of fighting off disease and making a full recovery. In actual fact zebras are quite resilient when it comes to these types of injuries. There is one unsubstantiated theory, that a zebra’s skin is designed to tear. If a lion puts its claws into a buffalo, it can then hang on completely supporting its weight with those claws in an attempt to bring the animal down. With a zebra however, the skin will tear when the lion tries to support its weight with its claws, allowing the zebra a chance to escape. When zebra’s come and visit the pan and you are able to see them up close, look for places on their skin where the stripes seem to disconnect. These are locations where wounds have healed, much like the injury the zebra suffered the other night. Hope this info helps... MacMac Thu, 26/07/2007 - 4:49am
macmac... thank you so much!! you have just answered a cpl of my questions! another topic that i need help with is the drives...someone did post info and now i cant find where it is or even which thread to look in! what exactly is a drive...i have the general idea but was looking for more specific info...also, how, if possible, can we virtually go along? whatever info you could impart would be greatly appreciated!  Thu, 26/07/2007 - 4:56am
Hello Mac, Do you know what leopard visited us at the watering hole on the 23rd? Male or female and name? Thanks Lana Member of all animal fan clubs! Thu, 26/07/2007 - 5:28am
Hope this info helps mla, Our streaming cameras are located in the Sabi Sand private game reserve. This reserve has many lodges, and the guests that stay at these lodges are obviously there to go on a safari and be able to view the animals in their natural habitat. One of the most common ways to view these animals in on a game drive. Typically a ranger and a tracker will take a group of guests out in a large jeep type vehicle to see what animals they can find. When they come across an animal or a group of animals it's called a "sighting". You might also hear people discussing "Big Five" sightings. The “Big Five” is terminology left over from the old hunting days. These were said to be the five animals that were the most dangerous to hunt. They consist of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. As a result of their “Big Five” title, they are of course the five animals that everyone wants to see on a safari. So keep your eyes pealed for those big five sightings when you’re watching Africam. Especially elusive is the leopard that we were so lucky to have a sighting of the other night at the Nkorho Pan. It is often said that you will only see a leopard when it wants you to see it. Mac  Thu, 26/07/2007 - 5:38am
mac, as many of us would like do know Do you know which leopard visited the nkorho pan on July 23rd? Female or male...and name if possible ____________________________member of the lion,giraffe,elephant fanclub!  Thu, 26/07/2007 - 9:35am
While you are answering all these questions, Mac....don't forget to tell us about yourself. Are you at Nkorho lodge? Nearby? Thu, 26/07/2007 - 10:02am
mac...thank so much for the info...some ppl here refer to the drives as if they can see from their desktop...do you know if that is the case? if so, are there times when we can sign on and "join in" via webcam somewhere on the drive? again...thanks so much for providing us with some great info!  Thu, 26/07/2007 - 12:39pm
I don't think this has been asked or answered yet.... on quite a few occasions we have seen zebras and giraffes that are missing their tails. One Giraffe was spotted with a fresh injury and was quite bloody. She was with a male and eventually was reunited with her youngster as if they had become separated. Are these types of injuries usually due to predators or something else? Someone had suggested possibly aggessive mating. Thanks! ____________________________ Thu, 26/07/2007 - 5:35pm
Mac/Campbell, Is this the appropriate forum to ask about any progress being made on the extreme difficulties we have all been having, posting on, or even signing into the waterhole chat forums. Thanks. ____________________________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.  Thu, 26/07/2007 - 10:19pm
mla...If I am reading your question correctly the drives where you see people talking like they are in the vehicle is the Djuma cam which Nkorho kindly lets us talk about on these boards. Click on
As to drives for Nkorho, There has been mention of them starting up was suppose to happen hopefully end of May but didn't pan out. We are all still anxiously waiting for them to get all the issues straightened out from what I have read they really have to jump through some major hoops to complete that project.
Hope this has helped. ____________________________ Thu, 26/07/2007 - 11:13pm
This is a great thread! Thanks for all the answers so far!
I was wondering if there's any news about the gamedrives of Nkorho and if there's an expected date to see Elephant Plains streaming? I'm sure there are thousands of people anxious to hear more about it! ____________________________Watch all my Cam Vids at  Fri, 27/07/2007 - 1:00am
Thanks, Aquila, I wanted to know about those missing tails also. Thanks for all the info.....but still waiting to hear about you MacMac! "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" -Ghandi I'm K and I'm an Africam Addict Mhala (Impala) Junior Sentry Fri, 27/07/2007 - 1:44am
Many thanks, welcome MacMac & Much appreciation to the Team at Africam for making this possible for us. The information on the injured zebra has certainly more than made up for my frustrations trying to access the site over the last 24 hours. Fri, 27/07/2007 - 2:17am
We have some exciting info for everyone today… Inthula: The leopard that decided to stop by Nkorho the other night has been identified. His name is Inthula and he is a young male. This name probably comes from the Zulu word thula which means quiet or silent. The leopard was identified by the kink is his tail which you can see in the photo below. Apparently he fractured his tail when he was very young and when it healed it left this quite visible kink. This should make it easier for all of us to identify him in the future, should he decide to stop by again.
Styx: The lions that were at the pan a few nights ago were indeed the Styx Pride. This is currently an all female pride. There was a resident male in the pride but he disapeared earlier this year. Baboon Injury: Some of you may have caught a glimpse of a limping baboon over the past week. This particular baboon has suffered a recent injury. In attempting to nurse the injury he seems to have made it a bit worse and has nearly removed half of his foot! Elephant Plains: As you can see, the Elephant Plains camera is up and running. At this point we are running it as a 30sec refresh cam that you can access on your left hand toolbar. We are having a bandwith issue at the moment which is out of our immediate control. As soon as it is resolved this camera will be live streaming. We are as excited about this new camera as all of you are. Yesterady afternoon alone, three different herds of elephant came to drink at the Elephant Plains watering hole, numbering on avrage 10 a piece. I wish all of you good sightings for today! Mac
 Fri, 27/07/2007 - 4:18am
Thanks for all the new info. MacMac. I absolutely love this new thread. Keep up the great work! By the way, is there any info as to why some of the animals are tail-less, like zebra and giraffe, asked by Aquila, earlier? Predators? or something else?  Fri, 27/07/2007 - 5:00am
Thank you so much Mac (or do you prefer to be called MacMac), for that information. It is good to have someone who can give us info like this, and also somewhere to post all our questions which of course makes the streaming cams even more of a fantastic experience. And needless to say, we all appreciate the time you guys give to get the cams to us.
I have a question: who names these individual animals, as in the case of the leopard?
Simmie ____________________________Life is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly. Unknown  Fri, 27/07/2007 - 5:17am
Baboon Injury: Some of you may have caught a glimpse of a limping baboon over the past week. This particular baboon has suffered a recent injury. In attempting to nurse the injury he seems to have made it a bit worse and has nearly removed half of his foot! Mac, can this baboon survive with damage like this to his foot? If the injury should heal, and infection did not kill him, could he survive in the wild with half a foot? I know that animals adapt to all kinds of situations, but I'm not sure how much a baboon would depend on his foot for protection, food gathering, etc. Thank you for all the information you have provided to us thus far. Part of the great experience of Africam is watching the animals, and the other part is feeling that those who are bringing it to us care enough to help us learn about what we are seeing. Welcome to the Boma, looking forward to more answers. Blessings, Auntie Lyn **Proud supporter of Africam** Help Out Here Fri, 27/07/2007 - 7:57am
Just a little more info and some updates for everyone... Inthula: It seems that the names of the Sabi Sands leopards develop over time. This is largely due to the fact that the names tend to be behavioral. For instance, there is a large very aggressive male that is named Mafufayne which means "angry one". Often times, different lodges will have different names for the same leopard, but because the territory of these animals can span many different lodges eventually a common name is usually agreed upon. Injured Baboon: Our injured friend seems to be having no trouble keeping up with the rest of the troop and does not seem to be in any pain. However, since he is limping the only fear is that his lack of mobility may make him more venerable to predators. Tail-less: There are multiple reasons why an animal may no longer have a tail. There are instances where even an infection can cause the tail to fall off. Though, the most common reason for this is that the animal has been attacked by a predator. Once again, we would like to apologise for the Nkorho Cam being down this afternoon. The lodge has suffered several power outages today, but everything seems to be back online now. Enjoy the evening's viewing everyone, and thanks again for all the warm welcomes. Mac  Fri, 27/07/2007 - 12:58pm
MacMac, I love this thread! Do we know who the idiots were who wandered on foot down to the Nkorho WH in the middle of the night, and appeared to be drunk? And what was the deal a couple of weeks ago when vehicles roared by the WH from the bottom to the top of the screen? ____________________________Member of the Lion(ess) Fan Club Fri, 27/07/2007 - 1:50pm
Injured Baboon: Our injured friend seems to be having no trouble keeping up with the rest of the troop and does not seem to be in any pain. However, since he is limping the only fear is that his lack of mobility may make him more venerable to predators. I would suggest that the very fact that the Baboon is limping indicates that either it is in pain or that it's injury means that it is considerably slowed down..... whichever applies, the symptom is precisely what makes him/her more vulnerable to predators as predators are equiped to detect any weakness in prey animals - and will attack because they recognise that injured or otherwise disabled animals are not as able as their fellows in escaping. The baboon is, therefore, at considerable risk of predation by Leopard, Lion and Hyaena, all of whom will take advantage of an injured animal, even though he appears to be 'keeping up' with the troop at the moment. The real question is: Will this baboon be able to run, or climb, fast enough when threatened by a serious predator? ____________________________Where is my nephew, that most foolish of the Tooks, when I need him? Fri, 27/07/2007 - 7:01pm
Is the correct spelling ' Nkohro ' and how do you sound that out? And also Mafufayne? ____________________________ Sat, 28/07/2007 - 1:40am
I was wondering how deep the Nkorho pan is at this time. And how deep is it when it's filled to the brim? Thank you for all the wonderful information. I've also wondered if we could have a "tour" of the lodge. I see bits and pieces of the bottom, but only see the whole thing when the cam is passing quickly. What is the purpose of each area? Thanks again. ____________________________"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" -Ghandi I'm K and I'm an Africam Addict Mhala (Impala) Junior Sentry Sat, 28/07/2007 - 10:16am
Hi MacMac Thank you very much for the opportunity to have our questions answered. My question is....a few days ago there was an elephant with what appeared to be some kind of collar around his neck. Do you know what his story is? Thank you!!! Sat, 28/07/2007 - 8:52pm
Good Morning MacMac Could you pls. request the zoomies to pls. return to the full view of the WH when they are done panning and not leave a partial view when they either take a break or leave? Not sure if this is the right fourm to ask this question but if not could you pls. suggest this to whoever is responsible. Thanks and much appreciated.  Sun, 29/07/2007 - 4:00am
MacMac, can you give us the distances between the cams? Like how far is Nkorho from Elephant Plains and can you also include Djuma? Sun, 29/07/2007 - 4:00am
Not too much info today Bomites, but here we go... Elephant Collar: The Sabi Sands does not collar any of the resident herds of elephant. What you may have seen would have been an elephant from Kruger. There are no fences between the Sabi Sands reserve and the Kruger National Park. Therefore animals often roam between the two. Sometimes the reserves do collar the animals. This allows the rangers and research scientists to monitor many things including roaming patterns, food intake and the general health of the animals. The Pan Depth: The Nkorho Pan surprisingly is not very deep at all. When at its full water capacity it is just under half a meter at its deepest point (roughly two feet). Kruger Fire: There was a runaway fire in the Kruger National Park on Saturday. The rangers reported it was quite large and filled the entire sky with smoke. As a result the animals seem to still be a bit frightened today, which may cause a lack of visitors to the waterhole. I wish you all great Sunday Sightings! MacMac
Sun, 29/07/2007 - 6:39am
MacMac, another distance question from me. Today we saw a lioness at 13:30 at Nkorho and then at 15:00 we again saw a lioness at the Elephant Plains cam. Is it possible that we saw the same lioness, could she cover the distance in this time frame? Sun, 29/07/2007 - 8:54am
I made this map awhile ago using coordinates provided on the elephant plains website. http://www.omnimaxx.com/cams/newmap1.jpg I make the distances as follows: 7.5 miles from Nkorho to Elephant plains Sun, 29/07/2007 - 9:50am
Thanks maxx, so the lioness had to cover 7.5 miles in an hour and a half. Now did she do it? And why was she a lonely lioness? |
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