Katya - May 2010

Katya is still living down at the Bushman village but also spends a lot of his time up at the new horse kraal on the farm, since a group of other horses have now been brought here.

Frank, Stein and George - May 2010

The best-laid plans ... when you’re dealing with meerkats - it’s wise to be flexible! The move to their new quarters took place successfully and they were happy about being BIG meerkats and FREE. But then they decided to be really free and Stein and George have gone off to do their own thing!

They are still sighted regularly as the new colony is quite near the waterhole where the leopard cubs go for their daily walk, and food is taken to them every couple of days.

Frank seems to be the most interested in human company. Every few days he and Violet, both of them raised in the old rabbit enclosure, appear round the volunteer area on the farm. Their antics are endlessly amusing , except when they try to get in with the rabbits!

One day recently Frank decided that the grass outside the kitchen is his, and tail held straight up, he took a fast run at the geese who were peacefully sleeping there. With a great squawking, they fled. Half an hour later, he did the same to the four peacocks.

He then allowed himself to be caught and curled up for a snuggle! He particularly likes being stroked under the chin. His love bites tend to be a bit painful, however, as his needle-sharp teeth sink in!

Sylvie - May 2010

Sylvie is still happily enjoying life on the farm and hasn’t yet got out of the habit of trying to steal food from the volunteers even though the goats are no longer there to teach her these bad habits!

Donkey - May 2010

Donkey has some new friends and finally some company of her own kind! We have brought in a group of donkeys who we are training to lead a Donkey Cart which will carry our volunteers, supervised by Bushman worker Soloman, around the border fence each day.