Morning walk to Kavuu

By Frank Japhet, Guide - Chada Katavi

Last week we walked with clients from Chada Camp to Kavuu. On the way we saw two African Civet latrines, which are situated in shallow holes. The distance from one latrine to another is about 20 to 30 metres. The first latrine seemed to have been made by a female because alongside of this latrine there were small sized dung, which seem to have been dropped by kittens. The second latrine was dropped by an adult male because of the size. The African Civet deposits droppings at latrine sites known as “civetries”. These animals are omnivorous and solitary, except for female with offspring.

Both ‘civetries’ were mixed with the remains of millipedes, Northern dawberry seeds, insects and grasses. When you see tracks or faeces of animals, the animal they are from can be identified and determined by using the size, shape, colour of dung and the materials included in the dung.














Picture by Jackson Shirima