I have always wanted to see something in the wild being born! I must be one of the most amazing sights. I arrived literally minuets after a female impala had given birth to her foal. We watched as little Bambi got up and ran in to the bushes. It takes approximately 10 minuets for a foal to get up and run after it has been born.
Still covered in gloop, his mother carefully nudged him and got him on his knees.
He did a few face plants before he got any where....
After about 9 minuites he got up and shot across in to a bush. At amazing speed! luckly as this is prime lion territory.
A few hours before I had seen a baboon run off with a newly born impala. They are defiantly easy pray for all sorts, including birds as well.
However Mother Nature did give them something special to ensure they stayed safe. ... As soon as they have been born and for the first few days while they are getting stronger they can lie as still as a rock and blend in to the environment. They dont have any scent so predators
can literally walk straight past without smelling or seeing them.
Just like this .........
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