The Lookouts

How animals work together is wonderous to watch, as an observer, some animals tip us off,I leanred to the presence of predators. Barking baboons, means they see danger, from their lofty perches, they warn of impending danger. More then once in my travels they alerted us that leopards were in the vicinity. For that I owe even the baboons thanks (haha). The many impala also give away predators to us. Their warning sign is a sort of snort. They will also generally all look in the same direction of danger. With their help I saw hyena,a black backed jackel,lions, and leopards. They have an odd habit of at first moving towards the predator, snorting a warning and then running off. Impala are also known as "McDonalds of The Bush", as it is the most common prey, and there is at least one on every corner. In Kruger Park there is approximately 220000 impala. This makes for a nitemare for the nite drive operators. In Kruger the vehicle has buttons for guests to press if they see something(about 20 guests to a vehicle unlike private reserves which hold about 10 at the most generally less),and folks new to the bush were pressing the button every 10ft for an impala. Finally the operator begged folks not to stop for impala. I was shocked at how large impala can be, a fully grown male can weigh up to 60kg or 120lbs, but they look so dainty. Watching them leap through the tall grasses was beautiful.

Baboon

Did U know that a baboons K9's are larger then even a lions.

Alert Barks Sound Much Like A Dog

Beautiful Male Impala

Awesome Kudu or Frank's Place Main