A movement in the shadows of the huge Jackalberry caught the guides’ eye…..he looked through his binoculars…..’Painted dogs’, he smiled. We had been staring at the leopard who didn’t wish to be seen….and now the ‘dogs’ were a scant two hundred yards away. No question…we set off following our ‘sister’ vehicle.
He remained motionless until he realized we had seen him
They had killed an impala about twenty minutes ago…in fact whilst we had been trying to find the leopard! They looked in great condition, and were filled with meat. To see Painted dogs was a bonus…to see them on a kill was the ‘cherry’!
The dogs had killed the impala whilst we had been searching for the leopard
That afternoon we went on the river, on the Linyanti Queen…a cliche…but a great lazy boat experience. Birds, hippo, elephant and views across the Linyanti ‘Swamps were our reward. The sky was particularly good that evening, and we watched the night herons heading off as silhouettes across the marsh.
An afternoon boat trip was a welcome change from the vehicle
We sipped our drinks, saturated with colors, comfort and goodwill.
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