GRAPHIC IMAGES: Kudu caught on Afsaal’s veranda
Blood and guts greeted staff and tourists on the veranda this morning.
SKUKUZA – Visitors to the Kruger National Park (KNP) were shocked to see the carcass of a kudu bull on the veranda of Afsaal rest spot on Saturday morning.
Some wildlife experts suspect the kudu was caught on the veranda by lions and the carcass was taken over by a pack of wild dogs. Others think it might have been wild dogs who made the kill and had it taken over by hyenas.
According to Latest Sightings Kruger’s Facebook page, the carcass was discovered on the veranda around 6:30 on Saturday morning.
“By the looks of the marks on the veranda and the trails of blood, it seems as if the kill happened on the veranda,” said Mr Terry Plessis of Latest Sightings Kruger. “However, we don’t know what caught the kudu bull. It might have been lions which killed it and the kill may have been taken over by a pack of wild dogs. It is difficult to say.”
Plessis explained that the carcass was skinned and gnawed, like wild dogs usually do. Guts and blood were strewn across the veranda floor.
Mr Grant Smith from Endangered Species South Africa suspect wild dogs might have made the kill, which was then taken over by a cackle of hyenas.
“There were blood marks on the veranda and it looked like the carcass was dragged from one side of the veranda to the other. We cannot really say.”
Mr William Mabasa, spokesman for the KNP, has not yet been informed about the incident.
More information to follow as soon it as becomes available.
