Flavour of the Month April 2012 & 2014 S36/Vutome Road (S33) & Dam/H1-3/S125

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From a 2012 aat story:

https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 3&start=10

aat wrote: Sun May 27, 2012 4:03 pm
Following the S36 again… still raining a bit…grey sky…
Our plan to have breakfast at Nhlanguleni picnic spot was not that good idea with this weather…so we moved on to Lugmag dam a few km’s ahead. It has a nice spot with good view at the dam…. Coming closer we saw some hyena’s crossing the road …for a drink ?
Yessssssssssssssssss…… wowwwww….. just parking the car with a great view on the dam and … look at this …our first view on this scene.

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A lion pride having breakfast too… we could recognize they were eating a waterbock

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The hyena’s were interested (hungry) too

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Looking around now and we counted about 9 hyena’s and 10 lions
Celebrating a birthday with this scene as present… something to dream about but now reality
Getting out sandwiches, milk etc…and in the mean time enjoying this views

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Busy , busy with feeding … sometimes relaxeing, drinking some water…looking around, the lions did their thing… so lovely to watch all this

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Lions were aware of the hyena’s around.

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Some of the hyena’s did not like to wait that long and tried to get closer and closer to the lions..

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and

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As we all know lions and hyena’s are not that big friends so one of the lionesses did not really like the approaching hyena’s and decided to give a warning…followed by her youngsters… learning how to do this…

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Mother came closer and made some real warning noises , hyena’s did not feel well with the situation and moved back…



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After a while the hyena’s tried again, but the cups learned the lessons given by mother and came closer with an arrogant face….

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The 4 hyena’s moved backwards again….
A bit later one of them started their well known “crying - howling” followed by the others…one by one… what a great sound…was impressing but not really for the lions…
They got p****-off by them and started to go after them once more.

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Hyena’s gone again so time for breakfast and drinking again

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and a last view of them before moving on…

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We arrived just before 07:00 and left this scene around 8:40, one of the best breakfast’s we ever had in kruger

We followed the S36 and went left to the S33… still talking about the scene we just left when we saw this beautiful male lion drinking…

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Telling Elly… the animals do give you a nice presents… knowing she loves male lions…

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Watching him for a while when he was drinking… then he got back on his feet and crossed the road in front of us with a lovely look at Elly…. HB he said

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By flying cheetah in 2012:

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flying cheetah wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:41 am


The sighting I want to talk about today was very short but very special. Only a few minutes after I left the Sables on the S36 I took a turn into the S125 and it didn't take long before a snake crossed the road in front of me. All I noticed was that the snake was long, grey and fast.. I think you know what my guess (and my wish) was!! A black mamba O/\ I was very lucky that the mamba moved through sandy ground and not through the higher grass so I even could get some pics [O] Not the best ones but I only had a few seconds and at least the piccs proof that I really saw this very special animal O\/ O\/

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Aug 29

10:30
7 Lions feeding
"The kill is not visible from the road but the lions came to drink at a pool in the riverbed. Good view of the pool from the road."
S33, 1.5km W of the H1-3
Near Tshokwane
Vis 5/5
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One can see Kumana Dam in the background! \O


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WATCH: Incredible sighting on Lion pride with 5 males walking down the road
This is just a short video to show how a pride of Lions strolled right past a tourists’ vehicle in South Africa’s Kruger Park. Amazing sighting and experience! Video courtesy of Kruger National Parks’ YouTube channel.
October 1, 2018

“I witnessed this incredible Lion Pride encounter when I was driving past Kumana dam on my way back to Satara camp site where I was spending 8 weeks alone camping in the park.


As you can see in the clip I was completely alone and this was the first time I had witnessed anything like this and to see how big these beautiful big cats were up close was insane and a once in a lifetime moment!

As you can tell by the commentary I didn’t know what to do? Start the engine and close the window or drive off? I’m glad I froze and stayed and continued filming and my friends think my actions and commentary are hilarious!” – video owner, Steve Haley

https://lowvelder.co.za/453121/watch-in ... king-road/
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Still something I want to see!! ^Q^ ^Q^


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14:15
Wild dogs stationary under a tree
H1-3, 3km S of Kumana Dam
Near Tshokwane
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08:58
Wild dogs now stationary in the shade on both sides of the road
H1-3, 200m N of the S86 S entrance
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From flying cheetah, 2013:


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flying cheetah wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:36 pm

During my time in Satara I had many lion sightings and 3 of them will stay in my memory. The first one was on the S125 in the late afternoon. It was a hot day with not many animals to be found when all of a sudden I saw a coalition of 4 male lions who were lying on or beside the road. 3 of them were fast asleep while the 4th one, who had a much lighter mane than the others, seemed more interested in some entertainment. I explained him that I was not alllowed to get out of the car to play with him and so he decided to sleep as well. After a few minutes a warthog started screaming on the other side of the riverbed and it was amazing to see how quick they all lifted their heads. But a few seconds later they decided it's not worth any efforts and in no time they all were asleep again. I stayed all alone with them for 25 minutes before I had to head back to camp O/\

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