7 members of the Nduna pride downed a buffalo calf. It's cries bring back the herd. The lions try to hang on to their prize but are chased off by the buffalo several times. The calf's mother comes to its assistance and amazingly after being under lion tooth and claw for 10 minutes the calf gets up and follows its mother. Daily action live from the bus on Wildcast.net
It was now 22 hours later and the buffalo bull the lions attacked yesterday was still alive. With the bull downed a lion feeds at its rump but when the pain becomes too much the buffalo rallies and gets to his feet but only barely. The lion hangs on and realising he isn't getting anywhere goes for the buffalo's achilles tendon downing the bull again. Will he survive another 22 hours?
A pack of hyaenas march on a wild dog den and the wild dogs take the battle to the hyaenas. But soon realising their pups are safe the wild dogs back off.
This battle of the beasts has lasted over 20minutes and this is the last few. The bull is down but not out, but has he got enough to free himself? Finally the lion goes in for the kill but he under-estimates the bulls will to survive as the bull tosses him away. The lion leaves but later in the night they finished off the deed.
Wild dogs have learnt that if they chase impala onto the boundary fence they have a much better chance of catching them and this evening they caught 2 male impala right next to each other on the fenceline.
In the little time Manyari has to herself she grooms and collapses exhausted. She's hardly rested and the male is on to her, this time missing the mark. He waits till she arouses and they mate, the male again up to his tap-dancing antics. Their rest is shortlived when the brother comes running in. He is quickly intercepted by the mating male and kept away from Manyari.
In the throws of giving birth the calf is coming out all wrong. The mother tries desperately to give birth but in 3 hours there is no change. The calf appears to be dead. Now to survive the cow needs to rid herself of the foetus. Will she make it?
King and beast continue to struggle. The lion manages to get the buffalo down, so will he now go for the jugular and a quick death? He looks more intent on eating the buffalo alive. Will the buffalo die of shock or actually free itself?
Less than a year old, the CUTEST little elephant calf was going absolutely wild in a mud wallow. And once everyone had left he slipped and slid not able to get out sliding back into the 'melting pot of mud'. Tried again, with lots of slipping and sliding and eventually made it out.
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Wild dogs take on a warthog. The first I've seen. And the first the pups had seen which made them really nervous. Eventually they tucked in pushing the adults away.
Manyari sustained a massive injury while chasing after zebra in thick bush last night. A tree stump ripped muscle and skin away from her chest and another huge gash in her groin. She was in a lot of pain and coulnd't even lick her wounds. She managed to take only 10 steps and lay down for the rest of the night.
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I thought this lactating lioness was heading to her cubs in the hills. But then Nduna, the pride male, arrived on the scene being very possesive of her. He had competition. A young male of the Nduna pride also had eyes on the lioness. Nduna stayed close to her side while the other male kept a watchful eye for an opening. This behaviour looked like typical lion foreplay.
The Nduna pride downed a buffalo cow and were chased off. A minute later they downed this cow, but the herd were slow in coming. 7 lions held the buffalo down while a young lioness battled to deliver the killing bite. The buffalo herd approached a couple of times but the lions stood strong and the herd backed off. This is 3 1/2 minutes of unedited foorage, but the buffalo took 20minutes to die.
3 members of the Nduna pride have killed a zebra mare and fed all night. Now they're trying to move the carcass into the shade where they can keep a watchful eye on it as vultures litter the trees waiting for their share of the prize. The lioness gives up and the young male moves in to show his mettle but the dude just doesn't have it.
The Great White Egret looks like it's displaying but is actually hunting small fish and frogs that are attacked with its sharp yellow bill. The majestic Saddle-billed Stork is hunting in these waters too. Both seem happy to hunt alongside each other.