Incredible Sighting at Zambezi Life Styles in Mana Pools

The latest report from our Professional Guide at Zambezi Life Styles Camp in Mana Pools

Last tuesday, whilst guiding some wonderful guests at our Zambezi Life Styles Camp, we were privvy to one of the most incredible sightings I have experienced in all my years of guiding!

Whilst exploring the area on a walking safari, we came across one of the four pools after which Mana Pools is named. We watched in anticipation as 18 Wild dogs chased an Impala through the vleii and into the pool. It just so happened that a Hippo was wallowing in the shallows of the pool as the Impala strode into the water. The hippo seized the impala in its mighty jaws, killing it in the process, and throwing the Impala to one side. As the dead Impala lay in the shallows of the water, the hippo charged the wild dogs who were standing at the waters edge. The wild dogs realised that the hippo was too large to contend with and moved off back into the bush, leaving the dead Impala floating in the water.