Wild Dog is one of the most dangerous of wildlife animals as they attack with their whole family of hunters and keep you chasing till you start gasping for breath and will start eating you alive.
Though they are themselves endangered animals from Africa’s mammal species because of the killing by Human beings as sometimes they enter human areas and tries to take the small pet animals like cows, lamb, goat, etc.
Though they are not found so easily in Kruger National Park, I was lucky enough to see them in huge numbers as I was at the gate of the park 2 hours before it’s opening time and my car was number 1 for the day to enter the National Park. I felt really great just like people who does the Amazing race feel when they reach the Pitstop to Phil.
Rangers of the park do tell that they can even chase the Big 5 animals like Lion and Leopard because they try to take away their hunt and keep chasing them and start biting them from all sides as they attack in big numbers and Lion do run away seeing them leaving their hunt for them to cherish. It means Unity is definitely Strength for this small looking but predator like nothing known ever. All photos are taken using Nikon D7000 using Sigma 70-300mm lens inside the Kruger National Park in South Africa where @TheLifesWay is a Local Guides.
Hi @TheLifesWay it’s spectacular to see a bit of Kruger through your posts and pictures. It’s on the top of the list the next time I come home, I look forward to experience the wildlife in it’s pure form. I’ve heard that these wild dogs are not east to find througout the park, it is really amazing that you saw so many and was able to capture the beautiful pictures. Thank you, for sharing.
Hi @MortenSI We reached at around 4:15 am and the gate opens around 545am and soon within 5-10 minutes, another SUV came right behind us and by the time it was 5 am there were so many cars in the queue waiting to enter that particular gate. Some gates have more rush than some or it all depends on which gate you are entering the Kruger National Park. We entered by Malelane Gate and traveled all the way upwards to Mopani Rest camp a distance of more than 250kms in a single day. It’s difficult to do at the restricted speed limits and tiring but we wanted to see the whole topography of the park. Cheers!!!
Thanks @JacobLED Even Sony Alpha Wildlife photographer using latest (a9 mirrorless cameras) showed the same kind of photos using their big cameras and when I showed him this one - he also admired the shot! Cheers!!!
Hi @MortenSI Rangers will fine you heavily and escort you out of the gates. Else you can prebook the camp sites for each night in different camps along the way. Then you can enter via any gate and exit via other. Cheers!!!
That’s good to know @TheLifesWay , and it’s sounds really cool with the camp sites. That would be a great way to see more of the national park in a slower pace.
That’s true @MortenSI as most of the area we covered didn’t have any animals in sight. It’s really concentrated in certain areas and where you will see sure-shot wildlife. Cheers!!!
It makes sense @TheLifesWay but good thing they’re able to tell you exactly where to you’ll see wildlife. Were you able to drive entirely on your own or do they recommend taking a guide along with you?
Hi @MortenSI It’s more of a self-drive in an SUV with one of my friends and a map. You decide where you want to go and then check those roads, gravel roads, dust roads etc. The guides take you for a morning drive or evening drive for 3-4 hours but that happens from rest camps and they drop you back there. You need to have a booked space at a rest camp for the night safari! Thanks
