Hoedspruit is well-known for its humidity and recently we’ve found ourselves longing for dry heat, albeit with hotter temperatures. It seems we’re not the only ones to have been struggling. Yesterday we were lucky enough to spend the day with three old buffalo bulls who had decided to use our waterhole as their very own splash pool.
Old buffalo bulls that have passed their best are known colloquially as “dagha boys”. Small groups are often found around water sources where vegetation is softer and mud is easily available for a good wallow. It was a great pleasure to watch the trio from the deck, alternating between bouts of eating the lush vegetation and cooling off by lying in the water and wallowing in the mud.
This thirsty young giraffe was less sure of the buffalo. Several times she bent down to drink before taking fright of the bull lying in the water and running back. Eventually she plucked up the courage to drink, strangely choosing a spot right beside the buffalo!
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