Mana Memories

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Mana Pools: Wild Dogs

Saturday Feb 07, 2009

Saturday Feb 07, 2009



The animals in Mana Pools make up for a lot of the character of the place. Even though there are many larger animals in the National Park, there are also other animals that are not as popular for people coming to visit. Many people want to see Lions or Elephants, the wild dog is one of the most efficient hunters in Africa. Some people think that the wild dog is more successful than Leopards and Lions when it comes to hunting. Wild Dogs hunt in packs and upon catching their prey, they begin to eat them at the site. Lions and Leopards strangle their prey until they are dead, but wild dogs because they are more efficient when it comes to conserving energy and catching prey, they have better stamina then other predators, and so can run and chase their prey until they are tired. They are also very magestic and adapt well to lack of food and water. They have a submission based hierarchy, instead of a dominance based one. Submission and nonaggression is emphasised heavily, even over food they will beg energetically instead of fight. This is likely because of their manner of raising huge litters of dependant pups, so if one individual is injured the entire pack would not be able to provide as much. They bring a very different feel to Mana Pools.

Mana Pools: Roaming River

Friday Jan 30, 2009

Friday Jan 30, 2009


This is video that could say a thousand words, but that would make it so boring then to look at and watch. I think when you go to a particular place trying to describe it to people afterwards is always hard but how then would people get interested about an area. These are the stories of the people and animals of the place that is, Mana Pools. People have lived in this part of the world for thousands of years and their stories have been lost to the sands of time. Though this is all changing with technology making it easier to see and experience places without even going there, I want to show people from all over the world how beautiful and majestic Mana Pools really is.This is an experimental video of Mana Pools in black and white and i think that this video trys to portray the really beauty of the Lower Zambezi River with all the different aspects. It is not just of the Lower Zambezi but also of other places across Zimbabwe and I hope and pray that this video will open your eyes to the beautiful African Bush that we have and that we should look after it as stewards.This is just a taste of the different short taste of the videos coming soon.

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