Big 5 Sightings 4 – 10 March 2024

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Monday, 4 March 2024

(33°C)

  • Xidulu the female leopard, stationary on 1st Windmill Road.
  • A pack of 14 African wild dogs, moving north from Bushbuck Dam into the Manyeleti Game Reserve.
  • Red Hawk the male leopard, hunting impala on Hunters Moon Access.
  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions, sleeping on Sandy Patch Road close to the junction of Vuyetela Access.
  • Maribye the male leopard, feeding in a tree on an impala on Hardekool Access.

 

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

(35°C)

  • Two Black Dam male lions, trailing a herd of around 200 buffalo from Pipit Road towards Buffelshoek Airstrip.
  • Maribye the male leopard, feeding in a tree on an impala on Hardekool Access.
  • A breeding herd of around eight elephants, crossing EP Driveway in a westerly direction.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, mobile west from Wetpatch drinks stop.
  • A pack of 14 African wild dogs, moving north along EP airstrip.
  • Xidulu the female leopard, sleeping on the inflow to Simbambili Dam.
  • One buffalo bull, mobile west through Tamboti Crossing.

 

Game viewer enjoying a sighting of elephants

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

(40°C)

  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions, sleeping at Djuma Dam.
  • Nine Nkuhuma Lioness and one Nkuhuma young male lion, sleeping at Buffelshoek Dam
  • Tortoise Pan the male leopard, feeding on an impala carcass in a marula tree on First Right close to Sawmill junction.
  • One elephant bull, drinking water at Khayamanzi Dam.

Thursday, 7 March 2024

(36°C)

  • Nine Nkuhuma Lioness and one Nkuhuma young male lion, feeding on two Wildebeest carcasses on Vrystaad clearing.
  • A breeding herd of around 100 buffalo, feeding along East/West Cutline East of Python Road.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, mobile South along A-Main over the Mzimba River bridge.
  • Four Nkuhuma male lions, feeding on a buffalo cow carcass west of Elephant Plains Lodge.
  • A breeding herd of around 100 buffalo, drinking water from Rhino Pan.
  • A breeding herd of around 20 elephants, feeding between Hawk-Eagle and EP Airstrip.

 

Friday, 8 March 2024

(33°C)

  • The Northern Avoca male lion and 3 Nkuhuma male lions, feeding on a buffalo cow carcass West of Elephant Plains Lodge.
  • EP hyena den active with one cub.
  • One elephant bull, mobile along Francolin towards EP Driveway.
  • Xidulu the female leopard, drinking water from Simbambili Dam.

 

 

Saturday, 9 March 2024

(34°C)

  • The Northern Avoca male lion and 3 Nkuhuma male lions, feeding on a buffalo cow carcass West of Elephant Plains Lodge.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, hunting scrub hare between Drongo South and Francolin.
  • EP hyena den active with 3 adults and 6 cubs.
  • A pack of fourteen African wild dogs, successfully hunting impala on Pump Track.
  • Laluka the female leopard, moving West in the drainage line behind Big Dam Wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 10 March 2024

(34°C)

  • The Northern Avoca male lion and 3 Nkuhuma male lions, feeding on a buffalo cow carcass West of Elephant Plains Lodge
  • A pack of fourteen African wild dogs, moving South along Grass Cut from A-Main.
  • Three bull elephants, drinking from Baobab Dam.
  • Timbavati the male leopard, chewing on a wildebeest head at Tripple Pan.
  • Xidulu the female leopard crossing, East over the Northern end of Safari Airstrip.

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