Weekly Big Five Sightings 20-26 February 2025

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Makhomsava’s Cubs, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

20 January 2025

(30°C,10mm)

  • The four Kambula males, sleeping on the Northern side of Arathusa Safari airstrip.
  • A breeding herd of thirty-five elephants, feeding along Jerry Drive.
  • One elephant bull, chasing Hyenas at Eagle Owl Crossing.
  • The Kruger Male lion, sleeping on Simbambili fire break West of Simbambili Dam.
  • Laluka, the female leopard sleeping on top of a termite mound on Mamba Road.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping in a Jackal Berry tree on KBR Road.

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

(31°C)

  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard resting with one cub on Kudu drift South of Leopard drift at her den site.
  • Two elephant bulls feeding at Serengeti Open.
  • One buffalo bull, sleeping in a mud wallow outside Silvan lodge.
  • Xitsalala, the male leopard, sleeping on A-Main at the junction of Serengeti Open.

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

(28°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs on Kudu Drift South of Leopard drift at her den site.
  • One African elephant bull feeding at Triple Pan.
  • Two Kambula male lions mating with the Talamati lioness on Vuyatela Access.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South on Elephant Plains Driveway.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping in a leadwood at Elephant Plains Open Area.

Young Talamati male lion, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 23 January 2025

(33°C)

  • One Kambula male lion stationary at Magic Willie Open.
  • Elephant Plains hyena den active with three adults and 2 juveniles.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on marula fruits on Elephant Plains Driveway.
  • The Black Dam male lion stationary on Leopard Drift.

Friday, 24 January 2025

(34°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs North of Eagle Owl Crossing with a warthog piglet kill.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard feeding on the remains of an impala kill on 15th
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight individuals and one Kambula male lion stationary on Londolozi Boundary junction Grass Cut.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on marula fruit on the Northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.

Saturday, 25 January 2025

(31°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard stationary in the Marikeni South of 16th
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight individuals and one Kambula male lion stationary on Londolozi Boundary West of Londoz Drift.
  • Breeding herd of approximately twenty African elephants mobile North towards Rampan Pan.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs at the den site South of Eagle Owl Crossing.

Laluka female leopard, Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 26 January 2025

(31°C)

  • One Kambula male lion, mobile North of Arathusa Safari airstrip.
  • Hlambela, the male leopard mobile West into Othawa from Gabeys Open Area.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South from Central Road.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen elephants, feeding at Tamboti Pooza spot.

 

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