Weekly Big Five sightings 27 January – 2 February 2025

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Makhomsava, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 27 January 2025

(31°C, 2.5mm Rain)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on a warthog piglet kill East of Big Dam.
  • One African elephant bull mobile North on Elephant Plains Driveway.

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

(31°C)

  • One Kambula male lion stationary North of Horseshoe Open Area.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on marula fruit on the Northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

(30°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of three lioness and one sub adult male stationary on Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • One Kambula male lion vocalising at Second Windmill Pan.
  • Breeding herd of eight African elephant feeding North of Arathusa Safari Driveway.
  • One African elephant bull swimming at Big Dam.

Kambula male lion, Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 30 January 2025

(32°C)

  • Two African wild dogs mobile West from Marula Belt North.
  • Pack of six African wild dogs mobile South on Madash.
  • Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding on Big Dam Link South.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of eight individuals and one Kambula male lion stationary at the Tamboti thicket on Guarri Central.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North from Arathusa Safari Lodge.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary on Airport Link.

Friday, 31 January 2025

(33°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile West on Seepline East.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West from MMM North towards Red Dam.
  • One Kambula male lion stationary in the inflow of Big Dam.
  • Gonya, the male leopard mobile South East from Tamboti Open Area.
  • Three African elephant bulls feeding on Leopard Drift.

Saturday, 1 February 2025

(36°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard stationary in a tree West of Marula Belt North.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South from Old Elephant Palins Driveway junction Elephant Plains Driveway.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her two cubs at the den side Manyeleti Firebreak Crossing.
  • Breeding herd of eight African elephants swimming at Big Dam.
  • Hlambela, the male leopard stationary at Serengeti Open Area.
  • The Imbali pride of lions consisting of four lioness and the two Mantimahle male lions mobile North from Brown Ivory Clearing.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on Marula fruit at Gowrie Gate.
  • One Kambula male lion stationary at 2nd
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard on Arathusa Safari Driveway.

Makhomsava’s cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 2 February2025

(36°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight individual’s stationary in the Tamboti thicket off of Guarri Central.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard moving her two cubs South from the den site at Manyeleti Crossing Firebreak.
  • Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding at Gaby’s Open.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs stationary East of Konkoni.

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