Coast clear, Maghogho decides to go.
And the adults follow.
But only one of her family has waited for a pup.
A jackal.
The adults pick up speed…
and don’t look back.
Stranded and alone, the pup turns back.
Maghogho and the adults may have reached the other side,
but the pups are nowhere to be seen.
The family’s inexperience
has put the youngsters in jeopardy.
For one pup, it’s already too late,
crushed in an eagle’s talons.
Maghogho must act now.
She heads back to the island, alone.
As dusk falls, there is still no sign of the pups, or Maghogho.
The next morning.
Maghogho has scoured the island.
But has only found one public.
There is no sign of the others.
Now. the hope of her dynasty
falls on this one remaining pup.
