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Sep 08
2012
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Ellys in the salt lick....Posted by: ranger in MBT - Daily Game Reports on Sep 8, 2012 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Reporting Date: 07.09.2012
While on game drive in the camps private conservancy Elephants are often seen foraging on the near-by hills and the open plains. There are plenty of natural water holes for the animals to drink from with the most visited being right infront of the camp. Elephants are frequent visitors because of the natural salt present near the water hole. They mostly come down in the afternoon and can spend up to 1hour digging and licking salt.
Salt is important for wild animals because it helps in bone formation.
| Animals sighted | Scouts | Charles | Japeth |
Daniel |
Peter |
Ferdinand |
Alex |
John |
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| Aardwolf |
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| African Civet |
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| African Elephant |
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| African Wild cat |
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| Banded mongoose |
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| Bat-eared Fox |
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| Black Rhinoceros |
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| Blue Wilderbeest |
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| Bohor Reedbuck |
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| Burchell’s Zebra |
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| Bushbuck |
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| Cape Buffalo |
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| Cape Clawless Otter |
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| Caracal |
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| Cheetah |
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| Coke’s Hartebeest |
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| Common Genet |
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| Common/Golden Jackal |
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| Defassa Waterbuck |
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| Dwarf Mongoose |
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| Eland |
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| Grant’s Gazelle |
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| Hippopotamus |
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| Honey Bager/Ratel |
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| Impala |
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| Kirk’s Dik Dik |
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| Klipspringer |
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| Large-spotted Genet |
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| Leopard |
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| Lesser Bushbaby |
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| Lesser Kudu |
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| Lion |
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| Maasai Giraffe |
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| Olive Baboon |
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| Oribi |
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| Pangolin |
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| Patas Monkey |
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| Porcupine |
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| Rock Hyrax/Dassie |
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| Serval |
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| Side-striped Jackal |
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| Silver-backed Jackal |
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| Slender Mongoose |
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| Small-spotted Genet |
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| Spotted Hyena |
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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 |
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| Topi |
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| Vervet Monkey |
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| Warthog |
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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


