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Brown-veined white (Belenois aurota) WILDLIFE REPORT SINGITA PAMUSHANA, ZIMBABWE For the month of February, Two Thousand and Seventeen Temperature Rainfall Recorded Sunrise & Sunset Average minimum: 22,1˚C (71,7˚F) For the month: 108.6 mm Sunrise: 05:55 Minimum recorded: 19,8˚C (67,6˚F) For the year to date: 459.0 mm Sunset: 18:09 Average maximum: 31,6˚C (88,8˚F) Maximum recorded: 35,7˚C (96,2˚F) As you walk along the archway of Lebombo ironwoods (Androstachys johnsonii) towards the lodge it sounds like popcorn is popping… but it’s the seed capsules bursting, and the seeds being shot from them, that you’re hearing. If you smelt popcorn that would be another story – the urine of a male leopard marking his territory smells reminiscent of popcorn, and on many occasions suddenly getting this familiar scent results in finding a leopard nearby! Wildlife overview for February: Rhinos Rhino sightings have been scarce by our prolific standard, due to the bush being at its thickest and

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Brown-veinedwhite(Belenoisaurota)

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ForthemonthofFebruary,TwoThousandandSeventeen Temperature RainfallRecorded Sunrise&Sunset Averageminimum: 22,1˚C(71,7˚F) Forthemonth:108.6mm Sunrise: 05:55 Minimumrecorded: 19,8˚C(67,6˚F) Fortheyeartodate:459.0mm Sunset: 18:09 Averagemaximum: 31,6˚C(88,8˚F) Maximumrecorded:35,7˚C(96,2˚F) AsyouwalkalongthearchwayofLebomboironwoods(Androstachysjohnsonii)towardsthelodgeitsoundslikepopcornispopping…butit’stheseedcapsulesbursting,andtheseedsbeingshotfromthem,thatyou’rehearing.Ifyousmeltpopcornthatwouldbeanotherstory–theurineofamaleleopardmarkinghisterritorysmellsreminiscentofpopcorn,andonmanyoccasionssuddenlygettingthisfamiliarscentresultsinfindingaleopardnearby!WildlifeoverviewforFebruary:RhinosRhinosightingshavebeenscarcebyourprolificstandard,duetothebushbeingatitsthickestand

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greenestinFebruary.Thatsaidnosafariwillgobywithoutseeingrhino,andwehavehadregularsightingsofbothblackandwhiterhinos.WilddogsWearedelightedthatthewholepackof27arestillontheproperty,preferringthewideopenplainswhichmakesidealviewing.ElephantsThebreedingherdsofelephantshavebeenhardtoview,forthesamereasonastherhinos,butyouwillseethemfromtimetotimecrossingtheroads,aswellaslonebullsfeedingheavilyonthevegetation.Justlookhowfatthebullinthesecondphotois,heevenhasbellyfatrolls!Lions

TheRiverPridehavebeenthestarsforthemonth,extendingtheirterritorywelleast,andgoingonazebrahuntingspree.Oneafternoonwenoticedazebra,closetothelodge,thatdidn’tlookwell–it’smanewasn’thelderectanditlookedbloatedandsickly.Thenextmorningitwasfoundkilledbytheprideandthecarcassalmostfinished.Thepridecomprisestwolions,twolionessesandfourcubs.Theyarestillquiteshyofthegameviewers,exceptwhenonakill-thentheyareonlyconcernedaboutfeedingthemselves.

Thismaleinhisprimeisoneofthedominantmalesofasoutherncoalitionofthree.LeopardsTheleopardsightingshavebeengoodasaresultofthethickvegetationbecausetheytendtoprefertousetheroadnetworkinbetweenhunts,thusavoidingtheparasitesandanyunwelcomesurpriseshidinginthegrass.HyenasAninterestinghyenasightingwasofonewalkingonthreelegs.Ithadprobablyinjuredorbrokenthelegduring

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afight.Injuredhyenasareincrediblyadaptable–there’soneweknowofinBotswanathatwalksonhertwofrontlegsduetohindleginjuries,andshehasmanagedtosurviveforyearslikethis.CheetahWehaven’tseenthemorefar-rangingfemalesandcubsforawhile,butwe’vehadsightingsofthetwoterritorialmales,andoneotheradultmale.Buffalo

Buffaloareingreatsupply.Onedrivealonefoundthreeconsecutiveherdsofover200each.Therearealsoquiteafewchocolate-brownnewborncalvesabout,stillfumblingandstrugglingtocopewiththemovementoftherestoftheherd.Cowsfirstcalveatfiveyearsofage,afteragestationperiodof11.5months.Whenanewcalfisborn,thebondingendswiththepreviouscalfandthemotherkeepsitatbaywithhornjabs.Nevertheless,theyearlingfollowsitsmotherforanotheryearorso.Malesleavetheirmotherswhentheyaretwoyearsoldandjointhebachelorgroups.ThisoldbachelorthatweoftenseeatthefootofPamushanaHill,haspackedontheweightthisgreenseason.

PlainsgameZebras,giraffesandwildebeestcanbeseeninhugenumbers,butmoredifficultatthistimeisplainsgamesuchaseland,sableandLichtensteinhartebeest.Thiselandwasveryobliging,andI’malwaysamazedathowhugetheyarewhenyouseethematclosequarters–anadultmalestandingatabout1.6metresattheshoulder,andweighingabout550kgs,althoughtheycanweighuptoalmostoneton!BirdingBirdingenthusiastsspenttwoweekswithus,reachingafinalbirdcountof198.Oneofthespecialsfortheareawasawhite-browedsparrowweaver(Plocepassermahali)thatmanyofushadnotseenintheareabefore.BoatcruisesandfishingThelightingonthewaterissobeautifulforphotographyatthemoment,andtheboatcruiseshavebeenidyllic.Nowthatthewaterhassettledabitthetigershavebeenbiting.

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LittlejewelsFebruarycannotflybywithoutspecialmentionofthebutterfliesthatflutterabout,bringingtouchesofdelicatebeautyandcolourwherevertheygo.ForthisstoryIwantedtoresearchsomeinterestinglesserknownfactsabouttheselovelylittlecreatures,soIwasrathertakenabackwhenturningtopage20ofSteveWoodhall’sFieldGuidetoButterfliesandreadingtheopeninglineof,“Butterfliesareessentiallysexmachines.”Itgoesontosaythatamajorpartofabutterfly’sshortlifeasanadultisdevotedtosearchingforamateandsexualdisplays.Malebutterfliescanbeterritorialinordertoattracttheattentionofafemalewithwhichhecanmate.Butterflieshavecolourvisionandthepatternsofcolourontheirwingsplayalargepartinrecognisingpotentialmates.Somemaleshave‘hairpencils’extrudingfromtheirabdomensthatexudepheromonesthatstupefythefemaleandinducehertomate.(Ican’thelpthinkingthatthisseemstobelikesomesortofdaterapedrugtheygivethefemale!)Thispheromoneismadefromchemicalsthatthemalegetsfromimbibingplantswithpoisonousalkaloids.Inthephotoofthebushveldpurpletipbelowyoucanseeitdoingexactlythis–itisimbibingalkaloidsfromastring-of-stars(Heliotropium)flower.Thetoxinsalsohelpagainstdefenceofpredators,andincopulationthemaletransfersthesepoisonstothefemaleviahissperm,protectingherfrompredatorstoo.

Commonorangetip(Colotisevenina) Africancommonwhite(Belenoiscreona)

Bushveldpurpletip(Colotisione)

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Natalacrea(Acraeanatalica)

Brown-veinedwhite(Belenoisaurota)andCommonorangetip(Colotisevenina)

Spottedjoker(Bybliailithyia)

Stripedpoliceman(Coeliadesforestan)

Brown-veinedwhite(Belenoisaurota)

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Anartisticimpressionofbrown-veinedwhites(Belenoisaurota)mudpuddling–abehaviorofimbibingsaltsandaminoacidswhichalsoaidinamale’sreproductivesuccess,bytransferringthepreciousnutrientstothefemaleduringmating.Thisextranutritionhelpsensurethattheeggssurvive.

Ofcoursethetimeforbutterfliesisthetimeforflowers,andit’sespeciallybeautifultoseethemattheirbestafteralightdrizzle.Thisisapurplecleomeorpurplemousewhiskers(Cleomehirta),andsomeinterestingresearchwasdoneontheseplantsasbeingpowerfultickrepellents.Attractingmorethanbirds,beesandbutterflieswasaVachelliatortilis(widelyknownasAcaciatortilis)tree.Itseeminglycameintobloomovernightandwascoveredinclustersofcreamy,whiteballs.Intimethesewillbecomegoldbrown,curledandtwistedpods.Itwasbeingusedasaperchformanyvultureswhopatientlyawaitedtheirturnatanearbybuffalokill.

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Thisexquisiteleopard,easilyidentifiablebytheholeinhisnose,waswalkingjustofftheroadsideonemorning.Hehadaquickdrinkfromaroadsidepan,thensettleddowncurledupinthegrassabouttwometresfromtheroadandwascompletelyinvisible.Butthenanimpalaramcaughthiseye,andhesatupforamoment…

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YoungstersTherearesomanyyoungstersaboutatthemoment–especiallyimpalas,buffalo,zebrasandgiraffes.Ifyoulookcloselyyou’llseethatthegiraffecalfstillhaspartofitsumbilicalcordattached.Giraffegestationlastsoverayearandthemothergivesbirthstandingup.Thecalfemergesheadandfrontlegsfirst,havingbrokenthroughthefoetalmembranes,andfallstotheground,severingtheumbilicalcord.Theossicones(horn-likeprotrusions),whichhavelainflatwhileitwasinthewomb,becomeerectwithinafewdays.Youcanseethisonesarestillabitwonkyandhavenotquitestraightenedoutyet.WildatheartThereisnothingbetterthanfinding27wilddogssprawledoutonflatopenterrainastheirsiestadrawstoanend.Wewatchedtheearlyrisersyawn,stretchtheirlegs,walkovertotheirpackmatesandstartmotivating

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themtogetamoveon.Beforetheeveninghuntcommencedtheyneededtohaveadrink,sotrottedtoanearbystream,hadwhattheyneededandthenagameoftagandgeneralrompingaroundinthewatertookplace,beforethedisappearedintothethicketsfortheseriousbusinessofhunting.

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AllatwitterIhopethisMeve’sstarlingwasdoingnestrenovations,ratherthanbuildinganestasitislateintheseasontobestartinganewfamily.ThesetwoVerreaux’seagle-owlssetupanearlyeveningwatchforanyhaplessrodentsthatmayhaveventuredout.Thisguineafowlchaperonedherenormousclutchof22chicksacrosstheroad.Atonestageitlookedlikethelittlelaughingdoveontherightwaswantingthisexcellentmothertotakeitunderherwingtoo.

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SeeingisbelievingThisisanamazingstory!TwoyearsagoIwasecstatictocapturetheimageabove–malefoamnestfrogs(Chiromantisxerampelina)matingwithafemaleinthebranchesofatreethatoverhungapond.Shesecretesamucousfromheroviductsandwhipsitupintoafrothbybeatingherbacklegs.Malesgrappleforthematingpositionasthefemaledepositshereggsintothefoam,andtheyarefertilisedexternallybythemale.Theresultantfoamnestcontainsthefertilizedeggs.Thefoamdriesaroundtheeggstoprovideconstantincubationconditions-itprotectsthemfromdryingoutandisdistasteful,thusdiscouragingpredatorsfromseekingoutthetastyeggs.

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Theeggsdevelopinthisfoamymassandthetadpoleshatch.Theyfeedofftherichyolksacandgrowtoonecentimetreinaboutfivedays,bywhichtimethenesthasbegundegeneratingandthetadpolesdropoutintothepoolofwaterbelow.ThistimeIcaughttheactualmomentwhenthetadpolesdropout.Icouldhardlybelievemyluck–buttheretheywere,tinylittletadpolesstillwiththeiryolksacs,wrigglingaboutatthebottomofthenest.Ileanedoutoverthepondandmanagedtocatchtheexactmomentabatchofthemwriggledenoughtocausegravitytoreleasethemintotheirwateryhomebelow.Astheyhitthewatertheydispersedinstantly.Theirnewwateryhomeisfraughtwithdanger,butatleasttheyhavehadtheadvantageoverothertadpolesbygrowinginatypeofincubatorforfivedays,andarethatmuchbiggerandstrongerasaresult.

WrittenandphotographedbyJennyHishinSingitaPamushana

MalilangweWildlifeReserveZimbabwe

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