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NEW-BORN AFRICAN ANIMALS

With the coming of the first rains, the African bush comes alive with the calling of newborn babies. It is a time of plenty, with abundant grazing and browsing, and lots of drinking water. It is also a time of feast for the predators, who gorge themselves on the abundance of helpless infants.

Certain species of animals, for example Impala (left) and Wildebeest, can synchronize their gestation periods such that they all give birth within hours of each other, immediately following the first spring rains. In this way they "swamp" their predators, with supply exceeding demand to such an extent that a high proportion of lambs/calves survive this initial vulnerable phase of their lives.

Other species less dependent on grazing, such as elephants (above) and baboons (right), are non-seasonal breeders, giving birth to infants through-out the year. They are also more attentive and protective mothers (this is especially true of elephants).

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