Nothing too Big or too Much For a Lions Meal

The lions of Katavi have been eating no stop. Between the Chada pride and the Katisunga Pride of lions they have been feasting. In 4 nights the Chada pride took down 3 buffalo!   

While the dry conditions  have been hard on the hippos the prides have been getting there fill of hippo meat as well. Sometimes it has been an unlucky hippo who lost the battle against another hippo or the lions taking advantage of a hippo with no water for safety.

 Even an elephant passing on from natural causes only last  two days for the lions.

 Well there is one thing for sure here in Katavi and that is there is plenty of food for our growing lions 

Special Thanks to the Chada Katavi guides Samwel Turoto & Paulo Siololo for the pictures

Till Next Time Justin & Jacky

“Chip-cherrrrrrrrrr” Summer is Here!

Summer is here as one of the most amazing sounding kingfishers have arrived back to Chada! The Woodland Kingfisher which is a intra –Africa migrant have return letting us know summer is here!

Till next time Justin & Jacky

What Goes Bump In The Night?.... Take 1

There is always those unidentified noises in camp, from the rustling in the leaves to something running past a tent along with those indescribable sounds that keeps one wondering what it was . Well we have decided to have some fun here in camp and with an infra red camera we have decided to try and catch “what goes bump in the night” around Chada Katavi. We will be placing the camera in numerous positions throughout camp  trying to catch all those tiny or giant night movers.

Up first is the one and only, most famous night mover the spotted hyaena.

Stay tuned for the next "what goes bump in  night" @ Chada Katavi.

Till next time Justin & Jacky

Hippo's Come Together

Every year Katavi see's the extremes of the both the rain and dry season. With the dry season in full affect we witness all the animals coming to last water holes for a drink. That is if there are any vacant watering holes left as the hippos congregate to every last pool of water.   

Hippos packed together like a can of sardines, pushing their way in for any water or mud they can get. It is a phenomenon to see.

Till next time Justin and Jacky