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Apr 08
2011
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One horned giraffePosted by: ranger in MBT - Conservancy Diary on Apr 8, 2011 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Head Scout’s daily report
Reporting date: 08.04.2011
The conservancy is now teaming with wildlife after the rains begun in the area. Daniel sighted lots of common game including impalas, Zebra, Topi, Wildebeests, warthogs, buffalos just to mention a few. Moreover, the highlight of his afternoon game drive within our private conservancy was the one horned giraffe which stood behind a bush and only his neck and head was visible. That is why his brocken horn was visible. The horn might have been broken during a fight with another male. Sometimes male giraffes fight each other to decide which is stronger. They lean their hindquarters against each other for support and swing their necks, using their horns like hammers to hit each other. The butting of necks and heads can be so loud and fierce. In fact one blow of their head could easily kill another.
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Scouts on Duty (Patrol) |
Chemichemi |
Main Gate/Barrier |
Off Duty | |
| Shuel, Siito, Yenko, Lenkiroro, Tompoi, Salau | Setek |
Daniel, Benson | ||
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Patrol route |
Bravo 1: Chemchem, Safaricom, Milimani, Oyerata, BT, Orgillai,
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Bravo 2: Osinoni, Oloropa, Ntulele, Salt lick, BT, Olgenchemi
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Livestock Movement in the Conservancy |
No livestock intrustion | |||
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Condition of wild animals |
Good | |||
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Condition of cattle |
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Condition of vegetation |
Good | |||
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Weather condition |
Sunny and hot | |||
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Water Supply |
Plenty | |||
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Animals sighted |
No. of animals seen | |||
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African Civet Civettictis civetta |
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African Elephant Loxodonta africana |
1 | |||
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African Wild Cat Felis lybica |
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Banded mongoose Mungos mungo |
20 | |||
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Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis |
4 | |||
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Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis |
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Buchell’s Zebra Equus burchellii |
70 | |||
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Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus |
4 | |||
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Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer |
5 | |||
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Cape hare Lepus capensis |
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Caracal Felis caracal |
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Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus |
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Coke’s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus |
3 | |||
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Common (Golden) Jackal |
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Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula |
30 | |||
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Eland Taurotragus oryx |
5 | |||
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Grant’s Gazelle Gazella granti |
3 | |||
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Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris |
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Honey Badger (Ratel) Mellivora capensis |
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Impala Aepyceros melampus |
300 | |||
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Kirk’s Dik Dik Madoqua kirkii |
14 | |||
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Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus |
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Large-spotted Genet Genetta tigrina |
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Leopard Panthera padus |
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Lesser Bushbaby Galago moholi |
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Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis |
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Lion Panthera leo |
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Maasai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis |
28 | |||
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Olive Baboon Papio anubis |
50 | |||
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Porcupine Hystrix cristata |
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Rock Hyrax (Dassie) Heterohyrax brucei |
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Serval Felis serval |
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Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus |
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Silver-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas |
3 | |||
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Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea |
1 | |||
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Small-spotted Genet Genetta genetta |
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Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta |
7 | |||
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Striped Hyena Hyena hyena |
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Topi Damaliscus korrigum |
38 | |||
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Thompson’s Gazelle Gazella thomsoni |
40 | |||
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Warthog Phacochoerus eathiopicus |
11 | |||
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White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda |
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Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus |
50 | |||
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