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Jan 11
2013
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A HERD OF BUFFALO CHASING LIONPosted by: ranger in SBT - Daily Game Reports on Jan 11, 2013 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Reporting:Date:11.1.2013
Lion have a hard time to kill a buffalo. This is because they defend themselves as a block, making it impossible for the lion to penetrate the Herd. A number of times rangers have come across wounded Lion as a result of their confrontation with the Buffalo.
Simon on early morning game drive with his Guests came across a buffalo herd chasing a pride of lion. It was a big drama as they had to flee for their lives. The cubs were not spared either. This surprised Simon and his guests and wondered who really are the true kings of the jungle, when in fact those known to be are almost becoming a kill. Lion is known to kill mostly solitary Bull buffalo which has been chased away from the herd.It will call for more than one lion to bring down a Bull Buffalo.
| Animals sighted | Rangers | Kokan | Deus | Gordon | Jaffery | Birdi | Other | Total |
| Aardvark |
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| Aardwolf |
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| African Civet |
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| African Elephant | 156 | 120 | 100 |
120 |
100 |
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| African Wild cat |
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| Banded mongoose | 10 | 3 | 12 |
10 |
12 |
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| Bat-eared Fox | 2 | 3 | 1 |
1 |
2 |
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| Black Rhinoceros | 1 | 2 |
1 |
1 |
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| Wilderbeest | 15 | 15 | 20 |
10 |
12 |
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| Bohor Reedbuck | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 |
1 |
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| Burchell’s Zebra | 120 | 200 | 128 |
200 |
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| Bushbuck | 1 |
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| Cape Buffalo | 123 | 300 |
129 |
200 |
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| Cape Clawless Otter |
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| Caracal |
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| Cheetah | 1 |
2 |
1 |
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| Coke’s Hartebeest | 7 | 4 |
12 |
40 |
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| Common Genet |
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| Common/Golden Jackal |
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| Defassa Waterbuck | 12 | 16 | 12 |
21 |
7 |
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| Dwarf Mongoose |
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| Eland | 7 | 8 | 54 |
80 |
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| Grant’s Gazelle | 3 | 3 |
2 |
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| Hippopotamus | 120 | 200 | 200 |
120 |
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| Honey Bager/Ratel |
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| Impala | 10 | 23 | 12 |
79 |
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| Kirk’s Dik Dik | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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| Klipspringer | 10 | 4 |
2 |
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| Large-spotted Genet |
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| Leopard | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2 |
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| Lesser Bushbaby |
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| Lesser Kudu |
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| Lion | 22 | 33 | 21 |
20 |
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| Maasai Giraffe | 7 | 12 | 23 |
16 |
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| Olive Baboon | 10 | 35 | 40 |
23 |
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| Oribi | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1 |
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| Pangolin |
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| Patas Monkey |
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| Porcupine |
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| Rock Hyrax/Dassie | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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| Serval |
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| Side-striped Jackal |
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| Silver-backed Jackal | 2 | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| Slender Mongoose |
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| Small-spotted Genet |
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| Spotted Hyena | 5 | 2 | 2 |
1 |
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| Squirrel |
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| Steenbok |
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| Striped Hyena |
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| Striped Pole Cat/Zorilla |
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| Thick-tailed Bushbaby |
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| Thompson’s Gazelle | 1 | 12 | 10 |
34 |
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| Topi | 11 | 23 | 21 |
33 |
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| Vervet Monkey | 23 | 10 | 14 |
12 |
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| Warthog | 1 | 4 | 5 |
3 |
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| Water Mongoose |
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| White-tailed Mongoose |
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| Wild Dog |
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NB: * = Same animals seen by different rangers
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