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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Kings Pool Camp News, July 2008
Kings Pool Camp Staff
A solitary male cheetah has been seen a couple of times in the Kings Pool area which was exciting because we haven't seen a cheetah around here for a long time. We found a pair of Southern Ground Hornbills nesting up on a tree hole. The vegetation is getting very dry out here and we are now seeing massive flocks of Red-billed Queleas feeding on grass seeds - the noise and dust from these little birds is incredible. Our resident male leopard (Thonigii) has been an absolute superstar this month with regular sightings and we have seen him a couple of times hunting during which he has sometimes been successful. He loves hunting warthog! Our resident female leopard is still around and one afternoon was seen robbing an impala from a single male cheetah which was fascinating to watch. We also have seen one female leopard with two cubs to the western side of camp. We have seen her three different times this month and she was even spotted very close to camp with her two cubs. *photo courtesy of Caroline Culbert
