Eland and Giraffe
Category: Wildlife | Date: Sep 03 2007 | By: admin
Couple of weeks ago, my askali (guard) came to my house with a lost eland baby. It has been left alone near his boma from 8am to 6pm. It was soon getting dark and he was concerned that it would be eaten by hyena. He asked if I can keep the baby eland inside my compound fence and find the mother in the morning. We agreed that it would be better if we find the mother before the dark. Well, just before the sunset we finally managed to find the mother! Together, happy baby eland and mama eland disappeared into the bush.
We came across huge herd of giraffe when we were looking for mama eland. I would say there were over fifty giraffes! (sorry for the shaking image, I was driving when I took this video).
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4 Responses to “Eland and Giraffe”
Dana, on 03 Sep 2007
I love happy endings like this. I applaud the gentlemen for being concerned about the baby eland and taking the time and effort to try to locate it’s mama.
In 12 hours I leave for the long, long flight to Nairobi. Will get there Wednesday morning and be at Kichwa by Noon. Yipee! Hope to catch up with you Asuka during my stay and speak with you in person about your work.
asuka, on 04 Sep 2007
Dana-
It was amazing when mama and baby elands slowly approached each other for reunion.
Everybody in Kichwa knows me and most of them have my mobile number so feel free to contact me during your stay.
Lisa, on 06 Sep 2007
I loved the giraffe video. Thanks for sharing. Lots of little ones in that group and it was a good size group. Lisa, California
asuka, on 08 Sep 2007
Lisa-
I am glad you like the footage! It is amazing that this footage is taken outside the park, lots of wildlife live outside the park.
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