Two of our stars, Haron and Moses, were having far too much fun at work yesterday when they went out to Papa Three - one of the outlying security posts. Having checked the solar-electric system they bumped into an Eland, as you do, and she greeted them like long lost friends. Bearing in mind that the Eland is normally a very shy creature, and knows very well that it is extremely edible, this encounter left the two men rather surprised.
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| Credit: Haron Ayuka |
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| Credit: Moses Lekumoisa |
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| Credit: Moses Lekumoisa |
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| Credit: Moses Lekumoisa |
Elands are the biggest of the African antelopes standing up to 170cm at the shoulder and weighing up to 1000kg for a mature bull. Moses thinks this one was more likely 500 kgs but he didn't pick her up. Elands only drink water once a day but in the right conditions can go up to a month without drinking.
Haron, like Joseph, has now gone home for two weeks - the Loisaba staff tend to work for six weeks on and then have two weeks off - but the great news is that from this weekend all of the Elewana staff will be back at work and the lodges will be open for the season ahead.
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