Weekly Big Five Sightings 6 – 12 January 2025

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Knob billed duck, Photo by Nicholas Greef

Monday, 6 January 2025

(34°C 14mm Rain)

  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of three lioness, one sub adult male and the Black Dam male lion stationary at Ngala Open.
  • A pack of two African wild dogs, stationary East of PU Corner junction Firebreak.
  • A breeding herd of eight African elephants, mobile North from Madash junction Elephant Plains Arathusa Private Cutline.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard mobile West from Airport Link.

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

(34°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs at the den side West of Big Dam.
  • Two African elephant bulls, mobile East over Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South on Old Elephant Plains Driveway.
  • A pack of two African wild dogs, mobile East from Mehluane Open Area.

Wednesday, 8 January 2025

(38°C)

  • A pack of Thirteen African wild dogs, mobile East from Kraaines Pan.
  • One African elephant bull, feeding on marula fruits on the Northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of two lioness, stalking impala on the Southern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • The Southern Avoca male lion and the Kruger male lion, mobile South from Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • Maribye, the male leopard hunting warthogs Hardekool Access.
  • A breeding herd of approximately one hundred cape buffalo, mobile South on Dave’s Road.

Makhomsava’s cub, Photo by Nicholas Greef

Thursday, 9 January 2025

(28°C 3mm Rain)

  • Nhenhe, the male leopard stationary in the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • One African elephant bull, drinking water at Serengeti Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard drinking water at Five Way Junction.
  • Xinzele, the female leopard feeding on an impala lamb kill on the Othawa.
  • Two cape buffalo bulls, wallowing on the side of the road along Long Pole East.

Friday, 10 January 2025

(34°C)

  • Two Mantimahle male, lions stationary on Cheetah Cutline.
  • One Black Dam male lion and one Kambula lioness, stationary on Arathusa Main Road East of Big Dam.
  • Breeding herd of twelve African elephants, feeding on marula fruits along Marula Belt West.

Saturday, 11 January 2025

(29°C 100mm Rain)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs at the den site off of Kudu Drift.
  • Breeding herd of eight African elephants, feeding at Five Way Junction.

Mkahomsava the female leopard, Photo by Nicholas Greef

Sunday, 12 January 2025

(33°C)

  • Two African elephant bulls feeding, on Elephant Plains Driveway.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North on Pumphouse.
  • The Kruger male lion, vocalising on Arathusa Main Road Junction Grass Cut.

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