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Pete Thorpe

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Pete was a Field Guide for Londolozi for 4 years, contributing to the blog as a fantastic writer as well as photographer. Right from his very first bush trip at the age of four, Pete was always enthralled by this environment. Having grown ...

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on Young Giraffe is Lost to a Clan of Hyenas

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Vin Beni
Guest contributor

Hyenas are so cunning and swift. Mother giraffe could not have been that far away,

Annie.Lane07
Explorer

A very sad situation for the mother giraffe, I am absolutely convinced that animals mourn especially the loss of their young. A sad situation indeed but this is how it is in the wild.

Marinda Drake
Master Tracker

It is so sad. We have seen this happen to Impala twice. Once in Kruger when vultures killed an Impala lamb and at Londolozi when the Tatowa female killed a lamb. The mothers stayd around for hours.

Joan Schmiidt
Master Tracker

Pete, wonderful story. I never knew a giraffe would defend her calf!

Karen Crouse
Explorer

A mother’s love knows no boundaries.

The sorry Maikes me sad

The story makes me sad

Andrew and Daniel Bolnick
Digital Tracker

Nature has its ways and its own rules. Sad but also fascinating in the moment. I am wondering if there would have been anything a Mother could do when a pack of hyenas comes for the baby

Michael Fleetwood
Master Tracker

Amazing the power of the clan when hunting and equally amazing the maternal instinct of the giraffe cow.

Victoria Auchincloss
Master Tracker

How tragic for the mother giraffe! I will never like hyenas! Bravo to the mother for her attempts to defend her lost calf. 😢 Victoria

Joanne Wadsworth Kelley
Master Tracker

I’ve always believed that animals instinctively protect and mourn. I’ve seen it too many times. I know it’s the way of survival of the strongest but nevertheless, it’s sad.

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