Weekly Big Five Sightings 18 – 24 December 2023

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Monday, 18 December 2023

(35°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her older cub on an impala lamb kill south of Arathusa Safari Lodge Driveway.
  • A pack of eleven African wild dog’s mobile east from Five Way Junction.
  • Two Mantimahle male lion’s stationary on Champayne Clearing.
  • A breeding herd of two hundred cape buffalo mobile east from Umbrella Tree North.
  • Mzemba, male leopard drinking water at Hardekool Access junction Long Pole West.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness and two young males’ stationary north of the Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline.
  • Unknown male leopard stationary north of Big Dam on the Manyaleti Boundary.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on Francolin Road close to the Buffelshoek Airstrip.

Tuesday, 19 December 2023

(28°C)

  • Laluka, the female leopard stalking impala on Sawmill Road.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard in a marula tree on the Elephant Plains Shirley’s Cutline.
  • Breeding herd of one hundred and fifty cape buffalo mobile south from Second Right.
  • One Kambula male lion and one Nkuhuma lioness stationary at Sherley’s Open.
  • Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of four lioness stationary on Arathusa Main Road north of Serengeti Open.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her twelve-month-old male cub stationary at Simbambili Dam.

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

(32°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her older cub mobile west from Big Dam.
  • Two Black Dam male lion’s stationary on Seepline West.
  • Two young African elephant bulls swimming in Big Dam.
  • Imbali pack of African wild dog’s stationary at Kaaitjie Pierang Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile east from Elephant Plains Driveway.

Thursday, 21 December 2023

(35°C)

  • Breeding herd of twenty-three African elephant feeding at Old Bush Camp.
  • A pack of eleven African wild dog’s mobile east from Arathusa Safari Dam inflow.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard chased Tiyani, the female leopard into a tree on Elephant Plains Open Area.

Friday, 22 December 2023

(33°C 3mm Rain)

  • Two Black Dam male lion’s stationary on Arathusa Main Road junction Grass Cut.
  • The Kambula breakaways consisting of four male and one lioness stationary on Djuma Old Entrance Nkorho.
  • Laluka, the female leopard stationary east of Kraaines Pan.
  • Breeding herd of eight African elephants drinking water at Buff Pan.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred and fifty Cape buffalo drinking at Sussens Dam

Saturday, 23 December 2023

(36°C)

  • Maribye, the male leopard with an impala lamb kill in a tree at Lilly Pond.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred and fifty Cape buffalo stationary east of Khaya Manzi Dam.
  • Three African elephant bull’s stationary feeding south of Squirrels View Road.
  • Laluka, the female leopard resting in a tree at Kraaines Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard in a tree finishing off a grey duiker kill at Shirley’s Crossing.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary at Landcruiser Crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile north along Madash North.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of four individuals’ mobile north along Zebra Drive.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on the northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.

Sunday, 24 December 2023

(33°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of five individuals’ stationary north of Leeukuil Pan.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred and fifty Cape buffalo stationary on Sawmill junction Drongo North.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on the northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her twelve-month-old male cum mobile north along Madash North.

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