Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Vulture’s Feast


As the water is slowly drying up in Katavi we are witnessing the beginning of the extremes that makes Katavi famous, and  large amounts of hippos begin congregating together. With this many personalities together it is only a matter of time before someone gets upset. After picking guests up from the airstrip our guide, Paulo Siololo, came across a road block  - a hippo who had lost a great battle. What a way to enter Chada Katavi!

While one animal losses a battle out in the wild, it always creates another battle and it was lunch time for an uncountable number of vultures!

 
The following morning Paulo and our guests returned to see what battle was taking place. Much to their surprise there was nothing around the hippo, until from the other side a young lion walked out  with a full belly. A lioness with 2 young cubs had found the hippo and chased away the vultures to feast and claim the hippo as their victory.

 
Stay tuned as the battle for water begins at Chada Katavi
Till next time Justin & Jacky
Thanks to our guide PauloSiololo  for the lion pictures

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