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Bad Year to Go To East Africa?
Have a wonderful and safe time Bill.
Do let us know how it goes. Regards Michael |
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Bad Year to Go To East Africa?
Bill writes ...
I'm concerned about the roads if it rains heavily in Tanzania, especially getting down the west side of Ngorongoro to the Serengeti ... at any rate, I wired the $$ and we are signed on for April 1-10 ... We'll see how this goes So three days after wiring the money I see a headline that the drought was broken with three days of heavy rains -- the headline reads "Scores stranded after heavy rains in Arusha" ... if paved roads are closed in Arusha I can only imagine what it looks like in the bush Should be an interesting adventure if this keeps up ... http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian.../02/61212.html |
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On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:29:54 +1100, Michael Kilpatrick wrote:
Despite my desire to see the big migration, I'm sure I would be pretty excited to see a real concentration of predators, so that's useful advice. Michael, I hope you're not misunderstanding me and expect herds of lions. (:-) They are still territorial, and two prides are not comfortable near each other. I'm only saying that they are easier to find in the dry season, and you can find more of them, though not all in one place. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message ... On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:29:54 +1100, Michael Kilpatrick wrote: Despite my desire to see the big migration, I'm sure I would be pretty excited to see a real concentration of predators, so that's useful advice. Michael, I hope you're not misunderstanding me and expect herds of lions. (:-) They are still territorial, and two prides are not comfortable near each other. I'm only saying that they are easier to find in the dry season, and you can find more of them, though not all in one place. Hans-Georg Last year, in Hwange, we came across a pride of about 15 lions immediately besiode the road, gnawing on some poor unrecognizable hunk of meat. About 200 meters farther on, we bumped into another pride, only slightly fewer (10-12),lounging under a tree. I had never heard of so many lions within shouting distance of each other. --riverman |
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Bad Year to Go To East Africa?
In message , Hans-Georg
Michna writes On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:29:54 +1100, Michael Kilpatrick wrote: Despite my desire to see the big migration, I'm sure I would be pretty excited to see a real concentration of predators, so that's useful advice. Michael, I hope you're not misunderstanding me and expect herds of lions. (:-) They are still territorial, and two prides are not comfortable near each other. I'm only saying that they are easier to find in the dry season, and you can find more of them, though not all in one place. Hans-Georg Hans Georg, don`t laugh but I had been in Kenya for five years before I saw a lion and that was in Nairobi NP! My son however saw one on the road between Bura and Hola in Tana River District, but of course that is an unlikely place for tourists to visit. Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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No, I knew you didn't mean there would be 100,000 lions.
I have been to southern Africa often and although I have seen a lot of cats, it's still a relatively rare occurrence and not predictable. By "concentration" I meant more than usual and possibly, some of them occupying a small, known area (eg at a water hole) where they would be found easily. |
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:02:48 +0800, riverman wrote:
Last year, in Hwange, we came across a pride of about 15 lions immediately besiode the road, gnawing on some poor unrecognizable hunk of meat. About 200 meters farther on, we bumped into another pride, only slightly fewer (10-12),lounging under a tree. I had never heard of so many lions within shouting distance of each other. Riverman, interesting. I would think that they are either friendly, for example, prides shared by the same males (a bit unlikely though), or one of them moved quietly during the day and got close to the other pride unknowingly. It is also possible that they are on opposite sides of the territory border. This can happen near sources of water. I once observed (mostly listened to) three prides at the same waterhole. They were clearly very wary and calling out very often. It was a very noisy night. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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