RE: What happened to the Meerkat's tail?
Daylight photography of the hare is lucky, I have only ever seen them move at dawn and dusk. With those big ears, slightest movement and they bolt off, you captured some delightful shots here @papilloncharity
Human's are causing a massive imbalance in nature, we returned from leave to learn a new troop of vervet monkeys have moved into our area.
No leopards or cheetah in town to keep the numbers at bay, the troop is about 20 in size with many young. This young troop is exceptionally destructive, with young males being extremely threatening.
We have created this; harming them is not an option in my life, however one has to protect/guard your kitchen, they will enter homes causing destruction. Fruit, trees, birds nests have been raided, sadly they rip up everything in their wake leaving half eaten fruit laying around, birds nests ripped from trees, yes it is a problem.
A funny true story! Marian's dad is a retired geologist and they often worked in mountainous areas! One day at a place near Glencairn a baboon stormed into their house! The funniest thing is that her dad got such a fright that he jumped to hide behind her mom. Her mom, being a very logical person, counseled the baboon so well that he left the house. Yes, monkeys come with severe problems and they frequently ripped our site caravans apart until we bought some rubber snakes and left them in the windows! Man has invaded their territories and they are not the most tidiest of beings. I have read somewhere that someone has developed an electronic signal distributor that scare the monkeys away. It might have been in the "Farmer's Weekly" All strength with your kitchen guarding duties! @joanstewart