My, What Big Ears You Have

We had just parted ways with our friends in Kruger National Park on our way to Mala Mala when we lucked into perhaps the rarest major predator in the park.

Every day you can view recent animal sightings in Kruger on the maps at the various camps, and wild dogs were always seen less frequently than the rest, even less than cheetahs. So we felt quite fortunate to see three of them wandering down the road, leading a caravan of cars. Later we heard that dogs often like to split into three groups with one group waiting on the road while the others drive prey toward the pavement. When the victim slips on the concrete, they pounce... so perhaps we were witnessing a hunting party in action.