The rains continued in the Mara this week, though it was drier earlier, the rains that came a couple of days ago brought some relief to the wildebeest and zebra. Whereas a higher concentration is still found on the recently burnt areas, most herds are now moving into the long grass section mainly to the east of the Mara River and to the north of the Mara triangle. This is because the grass in these areas in now soft after the rains. The majority of the animals here however are the zebra because naturally they prefer longer grass due to their strong digestive system. Other animals, i.e. Topi, Impala and Thomson gazelles are trailing behind feeding on the short nutritious shoots of the mainly red oat grass.
There have been intermitent crossings at the paradise and look out crossing points. The crossings at paradise have been bi-directional with the herds moving back and forth. At least a couple hundreds were counted drowned. Though the water level is not high, the main cause of most casualties is the stampede.
The predators are also hanging around the herds and seizing any available moments to get themselves meals. To the east of Mara Explorer, about a kilometre, Bella the female leopard has been mking a kill almost regularly around her hideout. She has established herself a perfect spot where the herds cross often on the Talek river.
Not far from there are two prides of lions using the same
techniques to hunt. They are now permanently based here, just moving around the one kilometre radius ( of course why would anybody move far away from the food resource).
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