It started with two lions I have had on my mind a fair amount. One of them in particular, a male I’d last seen looking like he’d come off second best in a fight we still can’t fully explain.
We headed out early to find him, and what we found was a surprise in the best possible way.
What followed that morning, while we were still sitting with those lions, was a moment I hadn’t managed to get out until now. We heard impala alarm-calling in the distance. I left the lions, linked up with two trackers, Ray and Lide, and followed the signs. What we found will mean a lot to those of you who have been following the channel for a while.
The rest of the week unfolded with everything from a leopard quietly getting back to normal after a difficult chapter, to a hammerkop in a shrinking puddle going about its day, to news from a wild dog pack that genuinely caught me off guard, something I have never heard about before let alone seen with my own eyes.
I’ll let you watch the episode to see what that might mean going forward.
It’s an episode that holds a lot in it. I won’t pretend otherwise. But it’s also an honest reflection of what a week out here actually looks like, the wins and the losses sitting next to each other, often closer than we realise.
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Born 2021, daughter of Nkoveni. Young dynamo actively claiming territory near camps, showing promise as next generation's dominant female.
Forced into early independence at 11 months. Despite her small size, she's proven resilient, currently raising a cub in SE Londolozi.
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