Weekly Big 5 Sightings 26 February – 3 March 2024

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Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Monday, 26 February 2024

(26°C 3mm Rain)

  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den was active with six cubs and four adults.
  • One African elephant bull mobile East from Bushcamp East.
  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo mobile West on Sussens Road.
  • Cara, the female leopard mobile North from Dolerite Road.

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

(25°C 1mm Rain)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on an impala kill North of Safari Donga South.
  • A pack of fourteen African wild dogs mobile South from Knob Thorn Pan.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male mobile South in the Manyaleti River from Serengeti Crossing.
  • The Avoca male lion and four Nkuhuma males stationary on Arathusa Main Road junction Serengeti Open.

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

(29°C)

  • Four Nkuhuma male lions stationary on the Northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • A pack of fourteen African wild dogs feeding on an impala kill West of Big Dam link South on Arathusa Main Road.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on Rhino Ring West.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard feeding on a grey duiker kill on Zoe’s Road close to Vuyatela Access.
  • One Cape buffalo bull wallowing at Gaby’s Causeway.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape buffalo mobile West from One Eye Pan.

Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 29 February 2024

(30°C)

  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary in a fallen over marula North of Horseshoe East.
  • Four Nkuhuma male lions and the Avoca male stationary on Firebreak junction Mabuza.
  • A breeding herd of approximately thirty African elephants mobile North from Baobab Dam.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness, one sub adult lioness and one sub adult male stationary at Hardekool Dam.
  • The Kruger male lion and three Torchwood lioness mobile East on the Manyaleti Boundary junction Lion Cage.
  • A breeding herd of approximately six hundred Cape buffalo stationary at One Eye Pan Open Area.

Friday, 1 March 2024

(33°C)

  • The Elephant Plains spotted hyena den was active with five cubs.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South from Seef’s Pan.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North from Track South.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness, one sub adult lioness and one sub adult male stationary at Hardekool Dam.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of nine individuals stationary on Mkombe Road.
  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo drinking water at Arathusa Safari Lodge Dam.
  • A small breeding herd of four African elephants mobile North from Sherley’s Open.

Saturday, 2 March 2024

(34°C)

  • The Northern Avoca male lion and three Nkuhuma males mobile North from Elephant Plains Open Area.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary at the mud wallows on Mafufenyane Road.
  • One African elephant bull feeding at Bush Camp Pan.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East from Second Windmill.
  • Tow Black Dam male lions stationary at Wet Patch Open Area.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of nine individuals stationary at Mfezi Open.
  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo drinking water at Big Dam.

Tortoise Pan, the male Leopard, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Sunday, 3 March 2024

(34°C)

  • The four Kambula male lions and one lioness static Elephant Plains Open Area.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South from Elephant Plains Delivery Road.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary in a marula tree South of Londolozi Boundary.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile North from MalaMala Main junction Gowrie Main.

 

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