A2A Safaris - buffalohttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/buffaloenFeast & Famine: Times of Plenty in Occasions of Droughthttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/feast-famine-times-plenty-occasions-drought<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>As game rangers, conservationsists and animal lovers, it can be extremely difficult to see the landscape and wildlife suffering during a drought. The current, severe lack of rain in the Kruger National Park area has caused a knock-on effect with food supplies, making it extremely difficult for grazers to find grass on which to feed....</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/environment" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Environment</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wildlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wildlife</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/buffalo" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">buffalo</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lions</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/sabi-sand" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sabi Sand</a></div></div>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 07:00:58 +0000Anonymous2396 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/feast-famine-times-plenty-occasions-drought#commentsMay News – Duba Plains Camp, Botswanahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/may-news-%E2%80%93-duba-plains-camp-botswana<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Two things come to mind at Duba at the start of the floods. The thrill of seeing water in huge amounts as well as the logistical challenges that comes with the floods. At the end of the day the answer is just simple; these are not the first floods we’ve been through and not the highest we’ve seen, therefore pre-planning plays a big part. May is a month of many activities, Elephants migrating to areas where there’s water, floods rising and delta islands get smaller, roads coming underwater.</p>
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<p>Boating and fishing has become a special activity of the day. A few guests have gone fishing and the aim was to catch the Tiger fish. We were about to declare that there were no tiger fishes in the waters of Duba until recently when John Pierre (guest) caught a tiger fish just close to camp.</p>
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<p>Winter days are short and cool. The best way to maximize on the day is by using siesta time for a short boat cruise or a fishing excursion which is the best way to enjoy the sun as it starts warming up the day slowly. The water is just enjoyable watching it meandering through the channels of the Okavango giving that feel of; “Water is life’.</p>
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<p>The start of winter is normally felt in the month of May. The camp has to pull in some additional touches like hot water bottles in the bed and on the morning game drives, This is the best time to visit Botswana for those that don’t like hot days of the summer. Ponchos become very handy and the morning coffee is highly appreciated. Nothing beats breakfast around the fire and watching baboons wake up on the near-by trees. There are also far fewer mosquitoes which is always welcome.</p>
<p>Sightings have been great. A lot of people have either read or heard about the pangolin. This is a true fact; <b>“Pangolins have poor vision and hearing, but their sense of smell is quite strong. They do not have teeth and are unable to chew. Instead, they have long sticky tongues that they use to catch the insects they feed on.” </b>A lot have left Duba with their dreams fulfilled after seeing this illusive scaly anteater in the wild.</p>
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<p>The beginning of the Month was dominated by leopard sightings. There has been days when the female leopard was seen with a kudu kill up the tree. Its announcement is usually by the baboons that sleep on the Duba Island on the jackal berry trees. The guides have great tracking skills as the leopard is hard to spot, and normally it is a combination of skill and bush experience that make it possible for these magnificent cats to be seen.</p>
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<p>The dominant male lion is still sticking around with the 2 females and keeping the rest of the Tsaro pride on the outskirts of the concession. It is once again a great transition to watch in the animal behavior. Taking steps back into history, back to the time of the Duba Boys who used to rule the Duba territory; leading a big pride that needed to eat and always hunting for bigger meals to feed the whole pride. Buffalos were the main target and the lions cooperated to make a kill.</p>
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<p>Male lions are known to lag behind when it comes to hunting. Duba males have played a significant role in the change of the structure of the Tsaro pride as well as playing a big part in the controversy of the changing relationship in the pride.</p>
<p>Male lions have been known through ages to kill cubs when taking over a pride just for them to introduce their genes. This has been visible in Duba with the change of males in the pride. When the Duba boys died of old age, the Skimmer male who’s been sticking around waiting for his chance to become the dominant male jumped in. When he came in most of the cubs were already aged and he groomed them as part of the pride. Starting at a tender age the lions in the Tsaro pride learn to hunt a buffalo, learning all the tactics of taking them down without being injured. It is through cooperation from all females and sometimes the help of the male that makes the hunts a success.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Sel-Mar-headlines.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-9409];player=img;"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7864 aligncenter" alt="Sel-Mar-headlines" src="http://www.greatplainsconservation.com/bushbuzz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Sel-Mar-headlines-300x167.jpg" width="300" height="167" /></a></p>
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<p>The Skimmer male together with the Tsaro pride have been very successful in their hunts, making buffalo meat their daily diet. With the disappearance of the Skimmer male late last year, the young male who is believed to be the son to the Skimmer male appeared. In the quest to lead the whole pride and occupy the whole territory he had to do what every male lion will do; kill the cubs and chase away the young males in the pride. Paradoxically there was no submission from the pride and that caused antagonism among the pride. The pride with cubs lost one of the fully grown females to the young male who’s always in the company of 2 females in a stand-off to protect the cubs. The cubs managed to get away safely in this instance but their safety cannot be guaranteed as long as this young male takes over the territory.</p>
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<p>The other group would not let their young brother to be kicked out of the pride but they rather stood with him and ran away from the new male. He is now occupying most of the territory together with the females. We are therefore anticipating another twist to this whole story when the 2 boys (both around 3 years grow up to face the young male. He will not stand a chance against this coalition.</p>
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<p>The buffalos are still roaming the islands of Duba, sometimes seen followed by the lions and most of the time becoming a failed hunt as some of the lions lack experience and leadership. Silver eye has also left a large gap in the hunting arena as she was known for her ambitious hunting techniques and leadership. There will always be unexpected changes in the social structure of the Duba lions and it is always a great pleasure to watch all this transition unfolding.</p>
<p>And finally a quick “Great Manes” cartoon, is this how the animals really talk to each other?</p>
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<p>The next day as guests were returning for their morning game-drive the guides saw vultures perching on trees next to camp and they went to investigate. A kudu was found half eaten and was suspected to have been taken down by the same leopard.</p>
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<p>The giraffes occupying the north part of the Duba concession are still seen on regular basis and recently a few months old calf was spotted with the group. This has brought hope for growth in numbers of the gentle giants that like to hang around the Airstrip.</p>
<p>The hyenas are spotted in late hours of the night and every now and then they are heard calling very close to camp. Our guests are enchanted by these amazing noises of the night as you will be hearing different calls through the night. The first sounds that you will hear while at the dinner table would be the painted reed frogs. Then as all the camp lights go off the hippos start roaming the camp, hyenas calling and baboons shouting at the leopard. From a distance you can hear the lions also making their territorial announcement.</p>
<p>The new lion male is still occupying most of the territory, keeping all the other lions of the Tsaro pride on the peripherals of the concession. The young male is regularly seen with 2 females he is mating with.</p>
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<p>The other groups from the pride are still keeping away from them to avoid confrontation and the risk of losing their young. The other group with 2 young males is hardly seen around as they are also running away from the young male who wants to kick them out of the pride. The females, who are sisters to the young males have rather chosen to run away with them.</p>
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<p>The evening game drives have been great with Pangolins seen on regular basis. Bird life in Duba never stops amazing, with a glimpse of the Giant Eagle owl and the Pel’s fishing owl.</p>
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</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Camps</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bushbuzz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">BushBuzz</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/duba-plains-camp" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Duba Plains Camp</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/headlines" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Headlines</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/recently-spotted" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Recently Spotted</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana-luxury-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana Luxury Safari</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/buffalo" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">buffalo</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/dereck-and-beverly-joubert" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Dereck and Beverly Joubert</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/great-plains-conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Great Plains Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/leopard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leopard</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lions</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/the-last-lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">The Last Lions</a></div></div>Tue, 06 May 2014 15:37:15 +0000Anonymous942 at https://www.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/april-news-%E2%80%93-duba-plains-botswana#commentsMarch News – Duba Plains, Botswanahttps://www.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/march-news-%E2%80%93-duba-plains-botswana<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Duba game drives still continued to amaze us during the peak summer rain season.</p>
<p>We’ve seen new water channels fill up presenting the classic Okavango Delta feel to the region, surrounding the dry island of the plains.</p>
<p>The weather, although unpredictable, has provided some stunning vistas of emerald grasslands and for the landscape photographer an opportunity to capture the moody skies punctuated by lightning.</p>
<p><b>Lions</b></p>
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<p>The lions of Duba, as they do at this time of year, switch from hunting Buffalo to more varied game, such as Warthog and Lechwe. The buffalos are at their prime health due to the rich grass that is in its abundance. They can run further and faster so it becomes very dangerous for the Lions to try and hunt them regulary, they will only dare go for the young and elderly. The upside of this is the Lions must hunt more as the prey is much smaller. It provides a new dynamic at this time of year, and allows the Buffalo to have a rest.</p>
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<p>The Tsaro pride still lives in separation away from any of the other lions of Duba. The new young alpha male, that has taken the territory, has been working hard to make his mark making his presence felt. That has led to most of the female lions to live in hiding, as a way to protect the still growing young males, and also the cubs. He is a real bully. The Tsaro alpha male is frequently found with the 2 females so they are the lucky one receiving his protection, and him being well provided for by his huntress.</p>
<p>We live in a dynamic period of movement and settling of prides, this is what makes Duba so exciting, it is never the same.</p>
<p>We have for 2 weeks now missed a group of 3 females, a young male (3 years old) and a one and half years cub after confrontation with the territorial male. We suspect they have moved to Paradise Island temporarily, a distant part of the concession. The other group of 4 with 2 cubs, who are believed to be seven months old, are also avoiding the alpha male just to protect the young cubs.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>We see more Leopard Tortoises than Leopards at Duba normally – but not this month</em></p>
<p><b>General Game</b></p>
<p>We always cherish the sightings of leopards in Duba as this is one area where leopards are not common due the high levels of water and the number of lions roaming the area. The leopards that we see are usually very shy, preferring to move around without being noticed. This month has brought a handful of sightings to the great delight of our guests. More so is their impressive ability to survive in such a region of hostility. To be surrounded by three prides of Lion, all of who would decimate you in an instant must take stealth and courage. It can be only because there is an abundance of game that keeps the predator there. Please let us know if you have ever seen one at Duba?</p>
<p>Among the other interesting sightings we’ve seen this month would be the Pel’s fishing owl which seems to dominate the Old mokoro station area.</p>
<p>An Aardwolf is also one of the animals that are hardly seen and it has been a great month for them as the guides would most of the time see driving back to camp in the evenings.</p>
<p>There is nothing that beats the beauty of seeing a hippo outside the water and this is very common in Duba with guaranteed Hippos sightings during any stay either from the vehicles or on our boats.</p>
<p>We’ve had a great combination of spectacular moments this month when I accompanied two guests on an afternoon game-drive. Our guide Spike drove us through a deep channel of water to position us towards this beautiful sunset disappearing behind the horizons of the plains. In front of us there was a pond, home to a group of about 15 hippos whom were very inquisitive, making great sounds and displaying their amazing teeth. A glass of wine, amarula on the rocks and a ginger beer summed up this amazing afternoon.</p>
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<p>The other general game that was seen would include;</p>
<p>Bat-eared fox, side stripped jackal, both of which are quite common here, giraffe, kudus, red lechwes and the amazing bird life of Duba Plains. In the summer Duba has some of the best birdlife in northern Botswana where populations increase by over 30% over the season.</p>
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