DUNG BATTLES
CL060
ORIGINAL CHARCOAL DRAWING ON CANSON PAPER
Size 45cm x 100cm
Price ZAR7600 (Unframed ZAR6750) [US$445/US$395]
Framed in White Wood Frame
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The story...
The tiny little dung beetle (well not so little if you think it is an insect) is the vacuum cleaner of the bush. They zone in on fresh dung with alarming enthusiasm and within minutes a huge pile of dung can disappear before your eyes. There are different species and ways that they process the dung which also depends on the terrain and availability of fresh dung. These two were part of a group of probably 50 or 60 dung beetles who were furiously working at the fresh dung pile. A round ball had already been formed by one very capable beetle when another male moved in on the freshly made ball and tried to steal it from the beetle who had done all the hard work. What ensued was a furious fight during which the ball was rolled about. Eventually it was even difficult to try and work out whether the victor of the scrap was the one who had made it, neverthless, the winner rolled the ball away to a waiting female who would lay her eggs inside the ball and then together they would bury it.
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