Sherman is alive! We went
back to that spot again last night, and started picking her up strong, to our
dismay. We were in two vehicles because Julia had been hoping to do a startle
response at north den but the situation wasn't quite right. Anyway Wes was
getting all ready to flag over a ranger so that he could help us when we were
getting out of our car to get her body, when: she walks calmly out of the
thicket like nothing happened. Just spent over 24 hours in one spot for the
hell of it. I was soo frickin’ relieved that she wasn't dead though, having to
watch Lady die would have been awful. I hadn't realized how much I’d already gotten
attached to these cubs. I’m going to have to deal with some of them dying at
some point during the year that I’m here.
Saw three lionesses this
morning in South territory- almost second guessed myself and disregarded the
one as a topi as it was standing up on top of a termite mound in a very topi
manner. We managed to drive closer and identify two other lionesses with her,
and as Wes says lions are extremely apathetic. We had to wait half an hour to
get a few head lifts to get some ID shots of the whisker spots. Still no sign
of the last den cub Boyk, but we did see a few other south clan hyenas around.
Otherwise a very calm an non-eventful morning.
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