Charlotte
(Xpl-53)
On 6 May 2009 an adult lioness, named "Charlotte" (Xpl-53),
was darted near the Hunkap Spring and fitted with a GPS collar.
The
Hunkap pride are descendants from two prolific breeding females
(Xpl-9 & Xpl-11) and they are an elusive lions that are seldom
seen. Attempts to dart and fit a radio collar to one of these lions
have gone unrewarded for at least five years. This is a major breakthrough.
Xpl-53
ID sheet
The
Hunkap Male (Xpl-54)
On 23 September 2009 the Hunkap male (Xpl-54) was darted and his
VHF radio collar replaced with a satellite GPS collar.
Real-time
animation - Xpl-54
The movement patterns of Xpl-54 are presented below using Flash
animations to represent real-time events. Click on
the PLAY button to start the animation. The timeline is constant
at 2.5 seconds per day (24 hrs). When the red dot moves quickly
across the screen, it accurately represents the speed at which the
lion covered vast distances. A
summary of the actual distances traveled per day is listed in a
separate table.
Period:
28 September - 12 October 2009.
Date
Distance
(km)
28/09/2009
0.2
29/09/2009
8.2
30/09/2009
5.5
01/10/2009
19.1
02/10/2009
20.4
03/10/2009
22.3
04/10/2009
16.0
05/10/2009
6.3
06/10/2009
0.3
07/10/2009
0.4
08/10/2009
3.8
09/10/2009
0.1
10/10/2009
15.1
11/10/2009
16.7
12/10/2009
18.4
Period:
13 - 27 October 2009.
Date
Distance
(km)
13/10/2009
22.3
14/10/2009
16.3
15/10/2009
10.9
16/10/2009
14.1
17/10/2009
24.4
18/10/2009
11.7
19/10/2009
1.1
20/10/2009
3.9
21/10/2009
9.4
22/10/2009
17.5
23/10/2009
1.3
24/10/2009
1.4
25/10/2009
8.0
26/10/2009
7.1
27/10/2009
20.2
Highlight
movement animation - Hunkap Male (Xpl-54)
The movement patterns of the adult male (Xpl-54) of the Hunkap Pride
are presented below using a Flash animation. Click
on the PLAY button to start the animation. The timeline is constant
at 7.5 seconds per day (24 hrs). Black and yellow bars indicate
night and daytime, respectively, on the timeline. When the red dot
moves quickly across the screen, it accurately represents the speed
at which the llion moves.
September
2009 - first 6-day highlight
Old
real-time animation - Charlotte (Xpl-53)
The movement patterns of Xpl-53 are presented below using Flash
animations to represent real-time events. Click on
the PLAY button to start the animation. The timeline is constant
at 2.5 seconds per day (24 hrs). When the red dot moves quickly
across the screen, it accurately represents the speed at which the
lion covered vast distances. A
summary of the actual distances traveled per day is listed in a
separate table.
