Torra Bay update 27 - 31 dec

Saturday 31 December 2022

 

on 29 dec the Lioneess Xpl-108 roaming in the Torra Bay fishing area moved inland and has since not returned to coast

on 29 dec the Lioneess Xpl-108 roaming in the Torra Bay fishing area moved inland and has since not returned to coast

27 December 2022

Similar to the previous day, Xpl-108 became active after sunset, and headed directly to the sea during the twilight period. She wasted little time, walking on the beach with the tide going down, searching for Cape fur seals resting on the beach. She captured a sub-adult male seal and dragged it to a nearby reed/sedge thicket. She ate most of the carcass and by dawn she was on her way across the plains to the safety of coastal vegetation near the edge of the dune-belt.

Xpl-108 under a sedge bush for shade during the heat of the day
Xpl-108 under a sedge bush for shade during the heat of the day.

Xpl-108 on top of a sedge bush by sunset.
Xpl-108 on top of a sedge bush by sunset.

Lioness Xpl-108 heading for the sea during twilight, moving along beaches and eating a Cape fur seal.
Lioness Xpl-108 heading for the sea during twilight, moving along beaches and eating a Cape fur seal.


Lioness Xpl-108 heading for the sea during twilight, moving along beaches and eating a Cape fur seal.

As soon as the day broke, the lioness headed eastwards, past a spring and over the gravel plains, where she walked along a footpath leading to the remnants of stone-age settlements. As soon as the day broke, the lioness headed eastwards, past a spring and over the gravel plains, where she walked along a footpath leading to the remnants of stone-age settlements.
As soon as the day broke, the lioness headed eastwards, past a spring and over the gravel plains, where she walked along a footpath leading to the remnants of stone-age settlements.