Big Five Sightings 18-24 March

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Monday, 18 March 2024

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East from Shinzele Road.
  • The Northern Avoca male lion and three Nkuhuma males stationary on Simbambili Driveway.
  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den active with two adults and six cubs.
  • Two African elephant bulls drinking water at Bushcamp Pan.

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

(34°C)

  • Three African elephant bulls feeding along Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard stationary in a marula tree North of Arathusa Main Road.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard hunting nyala on Parallel Road South of Knobthorn Open.
  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den active with two adults and six cubs.

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

(32°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately one hundred Cape buffalo mobile South on Kudu Drift.
  • The Northern Avoca male lion and three Nkuhuma males trailing behind the herd of Cape buffalo on Kudu Drift.
  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den active with four cubs and one adult.
  • Two African elephant bulls drinking at Kraaines Pan.
  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile North from Elephant Plains Arathusa Private Cutline junction Kraaines.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North from Wetpatch Open Area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 21 March 2024

(27°C, 5 mm Rain)

  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary at Matandaluka Pan.
  • Two African elephants mobile North from Gowrie Gate.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard made an impala kill South of Elephant Plains Lodge on the Firebreak.
  • A breeding herd of twenty African elephants mobile West from Elephant Carcass.
  • African wildcat with a rodent kill Southern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of lions stationary at Tripple Pan.

Friday, 22 March 2024

(28°C, 4 mm Rain)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile West from Grass Cut junction Mkombe.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight individuals stationary at Tamboti Open.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on her impala kill South of Elephant Plains Lodge.
  • Breeding herd of approximately twenty Cape buffalo feeding at Quarantine Open.

Saturday, 23 March 2024

(28°C, 18 mm Rain)

  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary at Boundary Pan.
  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den active with six cubs.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard with a steenbok kill North of Konkoni junction Arathusa Safari Arathusa Private Cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard made an impala kill South of Elephant Plains Lodge on the Firebreak.
  • The Talamati pride consisting of one adult female and two sub adults, feeding on a kudu bull east of Sandy Patch on the fire break.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard sleeping on Horse Shoe East.
  • Three elephant cows, feeding at five way junction.

Ottawa Sand Pack playing around.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 24 March 2024

(26°C)

  • The Talamati pride consisting of one adult female and two sub adults, feeding on a kudu bull east of Sandy Patch on the fire break.
  • Lalluka, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill west of Wet Patch Road.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard with Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile east from Xigodi pan.

 

 

 

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