Another Hunt Scene (2)

I don’t go to Africa to see the raw elements of nature like”kills.” The mere beauty of the landscapes and the animals heighten my senses enough. I began this hunt scene series by showing you a beautiful Red Lechwe relaxing in the tall grasses of Moremi Game reserve. In Africa, however, there are always prey and predators, and so it was on the day I was there.

 

In the open field, a serious and deadly game was being played out, but to my surprise, I didn’t see sudden movements or real urgency. I saw calculated moves made with great caution. I had never seen the endangered Painted Dogs of Africa and there they were in front of me and here they are surveying the field. Red Lechwes were scattered all over the field calmly grazing on the tall grasses.

 

We were at quite a distance from both the antelopes and the dogs and remained there while we watched nature in its wildest form. It was fascinating and, luckily, we did not see a bloody end to the encounter. I was left with the thought that I had just seen a fascinating chess game in the African wilderness.

 

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