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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:04 am
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Mammals: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
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Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:36 pm
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 12:38 pm
Strange to see so many oxpeckers on one animal only 
By Bushcraft - Imfolozi
By Bushcraft - Imfolozi
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 1:39 pm
Must have tastier ticks than the others! 
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:57 pm
Sweet-blooded? 
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:51 pm
It could be one of several reasons Lis.
The buffalo might have a high ecto-parasite load and therefore there is good feeding there for the oxpeckers.
The buffalo may have some open wounds that the birds are exploiting.
The birds have just arrived at this herd and have landed en-mass.
The birds have already fed and are gathering prior to flying off to roost.
One of the birds may have given an alarm call, so they have gathered on one animal before flight.
The buffalo might have a high ecto-parasite load and therefore there is good feeding there for the oxpeckers.
The buffalo may have some open wounds that the birds are exploiting.
The birds have just arrived at this herd and have landed en-mass.
The birds have already fed and are gathering prior to flying off to roost.
One of the birds may have given an alarm call, so they have gathered on one animal before flight.
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:59 pm
Dewi!Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:24 pm
Gert Erasmus suggests this is a nyala, arks!arks wrote:This isn't exactly "behaviour", but I'm curious about this bushbuck, seen along the Timbavati road in April 2016. Is the white hair an indication of (partial) leucism or is it old age?
Working on the grey part!
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:36 pm
Lets for get about the stripes, also the one on the "face", but what about the black tip of the tail?
Re: Interesting or Unusual Behaviour
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:17 am
Richprins wrote:Gert Erasmus suggests this is a nyala, arks!arks wrote:This isn't exactly "behaviour", but I'm curious about this bushbuck, seen along the Timbavati road in April 2016. Is the white hair an indication of (partial) leucism or is it old age?
Working on the grey part!
Yes, OK to nyala and thanks for following up RP