Russian wild Dogs Hunt Antelope On Edge Of Cliff

This is the moment wild dogs try to venery lanugo klipspringers that were cornered at the whet of a rock.
On the 22nd of February 2022, the MalaMala, rangers were very fortunate to share a once-in-a-lifetime sighting with their guests. Wild Dogs trying to venery antelope on the whet of a cliff! Guides Steff McWilliam and Michael Botes tell us the story:
“This pack of 21 Wild Dog had been on the Reserve for the past week. On this particular day they were settling lanugo in the Mlowathi River, North of its confluence with the Sand River. Rangers had sighted the dogs later on an afternoon safari, probably on the venery for something to eat. As it is not uncommon for Wild Dogs to venery twice a day. “
“They encountered Klipspringers (small antelope) and cornered these poor victims on these massive rocks. One of the rangers who were filming – Michael Botes has unquestionably witnessed these very Klipspringers go through the same ordeal with a variegated pack of Wild Dogs before! Steff McWilliam was moreover filming in the sighting and both of these guides could not believe what was happening!”
“It was mostly the young Wild Dogs who were trying to get to the Klipspringers.” Whereas the adults were not showing much interest in this game of cat and mouse – or in this specimen – Dog and Antelope.
“Now for Klipspringers, as daunting it may be having these predators in their habitat, they were designed by Mother Nature to live in rocky outcrops. Their hooves are very pointy, permitting them to be very nimble and wiry on rocks such as these. And living in habitats like these usually assists in lamister the worthier predators.”
“What makes this sighting utterly unbelievable is the fact that Wild Dogs are not known to be climbers of any sort. Their paws are not at all designed for what we witness here! The fact that the Dogs did not slip or fall is incredible in itself. Maybe soon wild dogs will be worldly-wise to venery antelope on the whet of a cliff successfully”
Steff McWilliam tells “that with the terrain stuff so rocky and uneven, is what made it plane increasingly incredible to watch both these species run at such a pace. One wrong step at such a speed could hands result in a massive injury or death. Although it may not squint high, a bad landing could hands injure one of the Wild Dogs. The unshortened time we were terrified that one of the Klipspringers would panic and take a leap of faith…in which specimen it would have been directly into the jaws of the Wild Dogs. The wondrous fight or flight instinct of the antelope and their strategic tactic was unreal to witness. In any other setting they wouldn’t have stood a chance. But this was their territory and having the home-advantage and their quick wit was ultimately the deciding factor in this dramatic exhibit of the wrestle for life and death.”
So did the Wild Dogs conquer versus the klipspringers?
“This really had everyone on the vehicle, hearts pumping as they were watchfully waiting to see what happens next. But eventually, the Wild Dogs lost interest and moved on. Where later they did unquestionably venery one of Africa’s slightly worthier antelope, impala.”
The small-time will unchangingly be a crazy place…Crazy-beautiful. Crazy-wonderful. Crazy-unbelievable.