Video sections on this page: Bushbuck Elephant Ground Squirrels Giraffe Impala Ostrich Porcupine Spring Hare Warthog Wildlife at a Waterhole
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Welcome the Prey species section of the Video Gallery of the Predator Conservation Trust website. This page will contain video clips of a number of species that are preyed upon by carnivores.
Animals need water to survive, and during the dry season before the rains begin, water can become scarce, particularly in arid countries like Namibia, so wildlife congregates round the few remaining sources of water. This can result in huge numbers of animals at a single waterhole which obviously attracts the predators as they know that the waterhole is both a good source of water for them and a good place to hunt as the prey species must visit the waterhole to drink in order to survive. This video clip shows the amount of wildlife at a single waterhole in the Etosha national park in Namibia, during October, shortly before the rainy season was due to begin. The majority of the sounds you will hear on the clip are made by the Zebras.
View the Waterhole video clip (9.36Mb)
This second clip shows another day at the same waterhole. Springbok, Oryx and Elephant are all at the waterhole to drink or cool off in the water.
View the second waterhole video clip (8.4Mb)
View the Porcupine video clip (2.2Mb)
View the Warthog video clip (4.9Mb)
View the video clip of a Giraffe walking (3.4Mb)
View the Ostrich video clip (3.1Mb)
View the video clip of black faced Impala walking (2.68Mb)
Also known in Kenya as "The Kenyan Kangaroo", the Spring Hare is not a member of the Hare family. Its hopping motion is very like that of a Kangaroo - hence its Kenyan nickname. The spring hare is nocturnal.
Click here to view the Spring Hare video clip (3.2Mb)
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The Ground Squirrel is a social animal that lives in burrows. They are able to cope with the hot sun during the middle of the day by bringing their bushy tail up to act as a sunshade. They can also use the tail to help them balance as they stand on their hind legs to look for signs of danger. This video clip was filmed in Namibia's Etosha national park and shows a group of ground squirrels foraging and playing by the roadside (and the entrance to their burrow).
Click here to watch the Ground Squirrel video clip (12.5Mb)
These Elephants were part of a herd of around 12 elephants that regularly drink at the Okaukuejo waterhole in Namibia's Etosha national park. After a short drink these three spent much of their time playing in the dust and throwing huge clouds of dust everywhere.
Watch the video clip of elephants playing in the dust (1.7Mb)
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