tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-677314157097571072024-03-05T08:40:53.216+02:00AfricaNotionI am a City Slicker turned Bush Baby, this is my Blog and these are my adventures!Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-81473789076210258922011-06-27T10:59:00.002+02:002011-06-27T11:04:11.762+02:00My New Blog<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi Everyone</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-65906786791839045432011-05-20T10:20:00.003+02:002011-05-27T11:18:59.578+02:00Collaring the Cats!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been waiting for the day we collar Askari, Bukeka and Thulile for a while now - waiting in anticipation for their SirTrack collars to arrive and eventually the day came!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A very successful morning and three collared kitty's!</span>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-25397349408158992532011-05-20T09:51:00.001+02:002011-05-21T10:20:50.053+02:00Mini May Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the month of May we had visitors as usual! All popping in to say hi! It's the little things that count if you ask me.........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rangers even made time for a photo shoot! Can we add model's to our CV's? :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or how would "Butcher" look on our CV's? Nahhh! I don't think so!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 15th of May marked my 7th month at Monate - wow, how time flies!</span><br />
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</span>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-47019015080459878522011-04-24T08:53:00.000+02:002011-04-24T08:53:24.623+02:00A Raft of Hippos<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incredible facts about the Hippopotamus otherwise known as a Sea Cow (direct translation from Afrikaans) or a River Horse (Greek translation).</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Male Hippos can weigh up to <b>3,000kg</b>!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their life span is about <b>35 to 40</b> years.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippos <b>cannot swim</b> - they walk and bounce in shallow water.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They can stay underwater for <b>5 min</b> at a time!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippos <b>"yawn"</b> to show off their teeth - this is actually a warning sign.</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yawning is actually a warning sign!</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippos <b>mate</b> and give birth in water.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They will also <b>sleep</b> in water with just their nostrils above the water for air!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On land Hippos can <b>run</b> at up to <b>38km/hour</b>!</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Raft of Hippos</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippos have sensitive skin and secrete a red liquid like <b>"sunscreen"</b> to protect their skin in the sun.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because of their sensitive skin they will feed at night - between <b>15 & 40kg</b> of grass per night!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippos <b>kill many humans</b>. They create "pathways" that humans use and when they meet on these paths humans come off second best.</span></li>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another one of God's incredible creations!</span></div></div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-56700635246172162482011-04-23T14:14:00.000+02:002011-04-23T14:14:08.230+02:00A Tower of Giraffes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some interesting facts about our Giraffe friends!</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A male Giraffe can reach up to<b> 6m</b> in height and can weigh up to <b>1,400kg's</b>!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The life span of a Giraffe is around <b>25 years</b>.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only other member of the Giraffe family is the <b>Okapi</b> found in the DRC.</span></li>
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<div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Giraffes<b> tongue</b> can get up to <b>45cm</b> long. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their<b> hearts</b> can weigh up to <b>14kg </b>and are roughly the size of a rugby ball!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giraffe have horns called <b>ossicones</b>. Males have bald ossicones due to fighting and females ossicones are tufted.</span></li>
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</span></div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A <b>new born</b> Giraffe can weigh <b>100kg</b> and can stand within 15 minutes after birth!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giraffe can<b> lie down</b> to rest, however they keep their necks upright or rested along the body.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giraffes chew and suck on <b>bones</b> for their minerals!</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giraffe chewing on a bone</span></td></tr>
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</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What incredible creatures!</span></div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-36443322393721284902011-04-23T10:23:00.000+02:002011-04-23T10:23:19.457+02:00Autumn Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, the winter chill is setting in! The days are shorter, the grass is browner and the leaves are fewer...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never the less the animals seem to be having a great time as usual!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hippo yawning - actually a warning sign!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Giraffes take a stroll along Springhare road</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another Puff Adder decides to pop in for a visit! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Askari having a nap at the end of my bed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jinx from Thithombo next door came for a visit</span></td></tr>
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</b></span></div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-19646581985938979782011-03-31T11:27:00.001+02:002011-03-31T11:27:44.149+02:00Faces Painted Red<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Every 4-5 days we shoot a warthog or an impala to feed our cheetahs in the boma. We drag the carcass into the boma and watch the girls take over. They slap the ground and hiss at us until they feel comfortable enough to grab the carcass and drag it to a shady spot where they begin their feast!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These lovely ladies have become incredibly brave - I can't wait to release them onto the reserve and watch them fend for themselves! :) </span>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-54227315780304730722011-03-17T11:57:00.001+02:002011-03-17T12:18:46.753+02:00Shocked, Shattered & Scared<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the main topics of conversat</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ion today </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Rhino Poaching.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Working on a Game Reserve this topic is a little closer to home and a part of our everyday life! A helicopter or plane flies over and everyone runs outside to identify the airspace intruder. A gunshot goes off and all rangers grab a firearm and hop into the closest vehicle to inspect the reserve and pray that we find our rhino's alive. Never mind that at all times we are putting our own lives in danger to save these magnificent animals!</span><br />
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<ul style="color: black;"><li><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last year <u>333</u> rhinos were poached.</span><span id="search" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 323 White Rhino and 10 Black Rhino.</span><span id="search" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year, so far <u>73</u> rhinos have been poached!!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 67 White Rhino and 6 Black Rhino.</span></b></li>
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is sick and sad! Heartbreaking to say the least! We need to stand together and put an end to this miserable behaviour! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For ANYONE that is interested visit - <a href="http://www.stoprhinopoaching.com/">http://www.stoprhinopoaching.com/</a> for the latest stats and information or even to make a small donation... every bit counts!</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the full stories – unfortunately both sad ones….</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This little munchkin was found on the reserve during a game drive, covered in mud from head to toe! He was brought in to the office where Armand gave him a thorough inspection and noticed his back leg was broken and he had internal bleeding. We took him back to Hunters (our staff house) and put him in the bath for a clean! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We then tried to make a cosy little corner for him to spend the night in the bathroom away from inquisitive Askari! (our teenager ridgeback)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next day I took him to the Vet in Bela-Bela where he was put onto a drip and had some X-rays done. It was not looking good! He was still not eating and he could not hold himself up on his unbroken back leg. After 3 days of drips and monitoring the vet phoned to say that they would have to euthanize the little guy because he had severe nerve damage and he would never be able to use his back legs! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We tried our best but unfortunately this time to no avail! :(</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One day at Hippo dam Armand heard crying, like a lamb bleating. He followed the noise and found a male baby Waterbuck lying on his tummy. He saw that the waterbuck could not walk properly so he picked it up – as he does with any animal he finds – put it on his lap and drove it back to Hunters. By the time I got there he was neatly placed in Askari’s hok. The poor little thing was covered in ticks and battling to walk.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We think that his front knees were double jointed because he managed to stand and take one or two steps but then his knees would wobble and give way and he would flop down.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our neighbours have a tiny rehabilitation center so we decided we would take him there because we would not be able to look after a baby that was still suckling!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The 3 of us pile into Armand’s car – Armand driving, me in the passenger seat and baby on our laps…. Not a good idea…. After about 5 minutes of driving, baby decides he wants out! With that he leapt forward and into the windscreen of the car – smash – a huge crack in Armand’s windscreen and a dizzy waterbuck with wobbly knees – not a good combination! We decided it would be best if I drive and Armand holds the baby on the back of the bakkie! Eventually we get to where we going!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We fed him some milk, placed him in his new little hok, said our goodbyes. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After about 2 weeks we got a call to say that he didn’t make it! :( We are still not too sure why but he would never have been able to be released with wobbly legs anyway so maybe it was better for him. Mother Nature has a strange way.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hopefully we have better luck next time! Regardless, <b style="color: purple;">we will keep trying!!!</b></div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-66702841378974403342011-03-15T18:42:00.000+02:002011-03-15T18:42:14.483+02:00Heartsore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> <o:TargetScreenSize>1024x768</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I am having one of those 'feel sorry for myself days' ! Looking at old pictures which brings up old memories.... my kitty's! </span></div><div class="separator"><br />
</div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> It really is not the same here without Puka and Mavuta! They have left a big hole in my heart! I know that I have to get used to this because it is part of the job but it doesn't make it any easier! </span></div><div class="separator"><br />
</div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">They have now moved on to Nambiti in KZN near Ladysmith. This post is a dedication to the most lovable cats in the world! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>:)</span></span></div><div class="separator"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first time I saw the cheetahs feeding - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oct 2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mavuta licking me for the first time - Oct 2010</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wimpie and I with the cats - Oct 2010</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puka caught a baby impala</td></tr>
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</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-71591889332068155142011-03-15T12:32:00.003+02:002011-03-16T07:34:19.811+02:00Travelling Trio<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow what a busy and exciting year 2011 has been so far!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">February at Monate was romantic due to our Valentine’s month celebration with all our guests. There was even a little romance at Hippo dam – we will be looking out for a new little addition to our Hippo family soon! :) The crocs have also been spotted mating… I hope there is enough water to accommodate these creatures! We have had about 15mm of rain in the past 2 months… not good at all. We are frantically pumping our dams and praying for more rain! It seems to be raining everywhere but here!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the 16<sup>th</sup> Feb I went home for 3 days. It was so nice to see everyone and my doggies! Then Mom and I flew to India to see Dad and travel. Wow… they are not lying when they say incredible India! It was everything from disgusting and dirty to beautiful and tropical! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>A very quick summary of our trip</u>:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We started off in Delhi – gross! (People using the streets as toilets/dustbins) Not to mention the traffic – lines on the road mean absolutely nothing to these people! Then off to Bandhavgarh Wildlife sanctuary to see wild tigers – WOW! We were all speechless at times, what incredible beings they are – magnificent in fact! The accommodation was great and food even better (hence me sporting an extra 2 kg’s) :( you always know it was a good holiday if you come back a little heavier! :) The train trip back to Delhi was …. Interesting to say the least. Crammed in like sardines but laughing and loving the experience anyway! After a night in Delhi we were off again to the South of India to Kerela – another WOW! An Indian version of Mozambique! Tropical, humid and hot and so, so pretty! (A hundred times cleaner than Delhi) We went on a house boat ride, flying fox and bird watching, enjoyed some local dancing and music (and food)! Back to Delhi AGAIN for one night and then a road trip to Jaipur and Agra were we did some real touristy sightseeing! The best being the Taj Mahal, Dad was not lying when he said it is the most beautiful building in the world!!!! You can see why it took 22 years to build! Back to…. You guessed it DELHI…. And then the long trip home. Very sad waving goodbye to dad but he had the SA vs India cricket match to look forward to! (AND WE WON! :))</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unfortunately while I was away our two very special cheetah sisters (my babies), Puka and Mavuta left Monate. I cried for about 2 days but of course that changes nothing! :( Luckily Armand was at Monate to oversee the relocation and keep me informed every step of the way! Puka and Mavuta were tracked and darted to be checked before the long drive to their new home in Natal. <b><u>We are going to miss them very much! </u></b><b>:(</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our newer cheetah sisters – Askari, Bukeka and Thulile are still in the cheetah boma but they are doing so well that they will be released onto the reserve within the next month or so. I am soooo excited for this! My first release!! Armand and I have been holding the impala carcass horns when we feed them – tug of war – the cats on one side and us on the other, what an adrenaline rush! They are incredibly strong and its amazing being so close to a wild predator! I LOVE MY JOB !!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Never a dull moment - We have had a couple of interesting guests at Monate including a huge python that Armand caught, a baby waterbuck, a jackal and many more.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As well as a seriously scary visitor…….. 2,5m black mamba was found at our cave - Roux managed to shoot it. They are extremely venomous and aggressive! They actually attack you so we had to kill it.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A <b><u>BIG THANK YOU</u></b> to everyone for the Birthday wishes! :) 25 now – eeeeek, scary!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And that’s about it from my side for now! I hope you are all well! :) Missing everyone like crazy…. Missing my social life too – a drink and a party every now and then would be nice!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Until next time…</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-16386702837291118232010-12-31T11:40:00.002+02:002011-07-07T09:23:49.955+02:00Crazy Cats<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last day of 2010!!! Can you believe it!! Time has gone by so quickly!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been quiet with my updates because we have been so hectically busy!! To add to that our internet is down at our house and the electricity cuts out at any sign of lightning so internet in the office is also scarce! I must say that even though the thunderstorms mean no electricity and hot water, they are still amazingly beautiful!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So… what can I tell you….</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our 3 new cheetahs are doing well! I have finally named them after observing their behavior! The dominant sister, the darkest of the three is Askari. This is an Arabic and Swahili word meaning "soldier / fighter." She is the “leader of the pack” and enjoys hissing at us to protect her sisters.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The inquisitive sister, who is lighter in colour than the other two with a pretty, round face and tear drop markings on her face is <i><span style="font-style: normal;">Bukeka</span></i><i> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">meaning</span></i> 'beautiful' in Zulu.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The third sister is very calm and lurks in the shadows of her sisters. I have named her Thulile which mean "is quiet" in Zulu. She is not as dark as Askari and not as light as Bukeka and is therefore referred to as the “middle sister”.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Every 4 days we have to feed them either a warthog or an impala. I have been practicing my shooting but have not tried it out on an animal yet…. Soon though, I feel like I am ready to do it! Armand has been shooting now that Wimpie is away. We shoot something, track it down(they normally do a little run after being shot – especially the warthogs – though little things) and then load it on the back of the bakkie and take it to the cheetah boma. We then drag it in and and wait about 2m away from the carcass. We need to be there so that the cheetahs have to come and get the carcass from us – a little bit of a challenge for them. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They use the same strategy each time. First Bukeka comes in. She is so inquisitive! She comes to check what we have and hisses and slaps her feet on the ground to try chase us away. She then goes back to her sisters. Chirping to them to communicate (cheetahs make a bird like chirping noise). Then all three come in together – power in numbers! They come in fast, hissing and slapping, they try to circle us. Bukeka grabs the carcass and pulls it away and then Thulile helps her carry it away. Askari stays behind and watches us. She is always quite, low in the grass and very aggressive. She creeps in close, about a meter away from our feet and gives 2 quick slaps on the ground at a time. She does a circle around herself and then faces us with another 2 slaps on the ground. She goes on like this a few times allowing her sisters to drag the carcass away. When she is satisfied that they are far enough, she leaves us but always keeps an eye on us. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Always exciting and such an adrenaline rush!! :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of our cheetahs on the reserve – Puka – was injured badly while hunting. She ran into a low lying branch at quite a speed and ripped her stomach open. I called the vet out. He darted her and gave her about 80 – 100 stitches!!! He did three layers of stitching, one on the lining of the abdomen, one through the muscles and another on the skin. I have been tracking her 3 times a day and giving her anti – biotics twice a day. We cut a piece of meat out of the leg of an impala that we shot to disguise the pills. So far its working! She is looking good and happy and she even hunted this morning!! Animals are strong! When I gave her, her pills last night she came up to me and rubbed me like a domestic cat would do! She has never done this before! It was almost as if to say “thank you!” :) This is why I love what I do!!!!! :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-35912146003075058342010-12-01T11:00:00.001+02:002011-03-15T13:34:21.418+02:00Anti Poaching<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two nights ago I was hosting at the lodge, after everyone had finished dinner at 9:30pm, I was busy locking up the office and I heard a gunshot! I went to Daniel one of our waiters and the first thing he said was “did you hear the gun shot??” So then I realized it was not just my imagination! I quickly dropped Daniel off at the staff quarters and went to our house to tell Wimpie. We grabbed the shot gun and spot light and made our way out to where I heard the shot. On our way we phoned ProTrack Anti-poaching head office to let them know. They said that they would leave Bela Bela straight away and meet us and help us do fence checks. We drove around the whole perimeter of the reserve but didn’t find any cuts in the fence or unfamiliar tracks. Eventually at 2am we called our search off, we were quite sure at this stage that no one had come onto the reserve. Quite a scary situation though… so real!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What was cool though was that during our drive around the reserve fence line we saw an Aardvark (my first time, awesome!), 3 Hippos including a baby, a baby impala and its mom, the giraffes and a small spotted genet amongst all the other usual antelope. It’s like a different world at night, everything seems so alive! Beautiful! :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next day we found all our Rhinos, none had been injured thank God! We are still not sure what the gunshot was all about, our neighbours are all fine too… strange!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tonight our 3 new cheetahs are arriving! :) They will get here at about 7:30 tonight all the way from the Eastern Cape. We don’t know too much about these girls. They are sisters, about 14 months old so they are almost fully grown but still have the fluffy grey fur on their necks. We think they have been in a boma for a couple of months and have not had too much human contact. If this is the case we will try keep it that way and not have too much physical contact with them. This will be better for them in the long run and it will make the re-wilding more successful. So watch this space or Facebook for photos to come! :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Otherwise all is well. Wimpie is leaving on the 19<sup>th</sup> of Dec so time is precious – I need to learn as much as possible while he is still here. We are employing another ranger temporarily to fill the gap for Dec and then look for a permanent reserve manager/Head ranger to take Wimpies place. So hopefully after the interviews on Friday we will have found someone for the mean time.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our owner is coming from the 21<sup>st</sup> Dec for Christmas… should be interesting to meet him and see what he is all about! :)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-74583105652568387872010-11-19T10:53:00.002+02:002011-03-15T13:36:30.185+02:00Shooting skills<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I started work again on Monday the 15<sup>th</sup>, overcast weather greeted me. It was good to get back! Friendly greetings all round and then back to work. It took me a while to get into the swing of things again. You have to change your whole way of living here. It seemed rather tough after being at home for 10 days! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We went shooting the other day. Firstly clay pigeon shooting with the 12 gauge Shotgun. I really liked this gun, it’s got a kick but not as bad as the 375 Rifle. The 6 of us took turns, myself, Wimpie (Head of Reserve and Ranger), Solly (Horse guy and Ranger), Mariette(Reception and Accounts), Kagiso (Reserve worker) and Kgomotso (Housekeeping and my gym buddy). I managed to shoot 3 out of 6 clays in the air and 3 out of 3 on the ground. Not bad… well so I thought! :) </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We then jumped onto the bakkie and drove down to natural dam to shoot the 375 Rifle and the Smith & Wesson ladysmith revolver at still targets. The Rifle kicked like crazy as expected! The revolver was nice for a change, also quite a kick for a hand gun! While we were there, a mommy warthog ran past with 4 babies!! I must say that this is possibly the cutest thing that I have ever seen in my life!!! They really are tiny – like the size of bunnies – when they are new born!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last night I got some sad news… Wimpie our head ranger found another job!! So he resigned and is starting his new job on the 1<sup>st</sup> Jan 2011. I am really upset about this and feel a bit scared- especially because we are supposed to be getting in 3 new cheetahs to be rehabilitated - but I know that everything happens for a reason!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today was quite a hectic day. Started off with checking the rain gauges around the reserve and getting stuck on a clay road… I had 6 giraffes starring at me wondering what on Earth I was doing. Wimpie came to my rescue (what am I going to do without him??) and pulled me out with the Landy. I then went off to track the cheetahs. I found them under a tiny tree relaxing in the shade and spent half an hour sitting with them. I find their deep purr very soothing! On my way back to the lodge a huge dung beetle flew into the car window, smack into my face! Eina! (Only in the bush!!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3F0zK6DNXnIIR4_rgofg62u44n0ODdufhtSAfIR_XDFaxVQSbkrnzG-ilKpmMkdIZT-k1wXN0J8SsR3VBkowPp6hlGzSNyWmisEP7hmWG_pURgSpMj6QoCOjJKy2D8nDMYOglZ6d4A/s1600/DSC01391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3F0zK6DNXnIIR4_rgofg62u44n0ODdufhtSAfIR_XDFaxVQSbkrnzG-ilKpmMkdIZT-k1wXN0J8SsR3VBkowPp6hlGzSNyWmisEP7hmWG_pURgSpMj6QoCOjJKy2D8nDMYOglZ6d4A/s320/DSC01391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjZ1eKPkA9xbaeMpFYSDzBdDA0lJjjsLML9VSg5ukOehsZyKwlZZj2MlgCpDDqJWEblU1tC5G-vEKX8T7poqtBlcL9KL0CguFBq0WmcIHiV0gmQ821Y6WwmVF5xErkukro7m94svfng/s1600/DSC01417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From now until the 7<sup>th</sup> of January we are going to be seriously busy! Mom, Dad and Grae are coming to visit in Dec for 3 nights which will be great! Cant wait! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67731415709757107.post-68577526471435368182010-10-25T10:41:00.002+02:002011-03-15T13:37:38.827+02:00New Beginnings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The night before last I was sitting outside and saw a torch scan across the reserve for 2sec and then off again. I woke Wimpie up and we went to look because it was in the direction of where the rhinos were that afternoon. We took the hand gun and shot gun with us and drove along the fences. Quite an adrenaline rush!! We didn’t see anything suspicious and we found the rhinos so we headed home. We are on high alert for rhino poaching again... there have been another 3 rhinos poached in the last 2 weeks! Lots of helicopters flying around!! We have an anti poaching team (2 men) that live out on the reserve and track the rhinos everyday so that is comforting.</span></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Yesterday the cheetahs were in the main lodge area, drinking water from the swimming pool and lounging about on the green grass yawning and stretching and enjoying the sun. Only 1 problem... we had guests! Wimpie and I managed to get them out of the gate and towards the next watering hole... this took forever!! At 4:30 they were back just before my next game drive... lovely for the new guests (8 men) We watched them for a while and then headed out for our drive, it was threatening to rain. The men insisted on carrying on with the drive! ( I packed rain ponchos ) We headed out to hippo dam and it started drizzling - the men wanted to carry on. We saw the hippos and the crocs and then the thunder and lighting started. Wimpie radioed me to make my way back asap. The heavens opened!!! The poncho I packed for myself I used to cover my books and camera. By the time we got back I was soaked from head to toe - im amazed I even found my way back with the rain in my eyes - the viewer has no windscreen! The 8 men behind me were all snug and dry under their ponchos - but still bitching and moaning about being wet - but they insisted we carry on all macho in the beginning. What a group! Got some chauvinistic comments on the drive as well grrrrr!!! I kept my cool though.</span></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Back at the lodge with grumpy men offloaded we had no electricity AND the cheetahs were back in the lodge. Shoo what a day! I offloaded my viewer and then headed out to help Wimpie with the cheetahs again. We got the under control but not for long. They spotted Nyala eating the grass near the top office and they were off! Wimpie and I behind them... what a sight it must have been! Once again we manage to herd them up - Nyala's just, just escaped! </span></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The cheetahs are still hanging around the lodge but outside the fence so hopefully they stay put!! I have a drive this afternoon with 14 people - hopefully it doesn’t rain again! I am also hosting tonight so will finish up late.</span></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">That is my news for the time being!! </span></div>Megan Lateganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570114334435455771noreply@blogger.com0