Weekly Big Five Sightings 17 – 23 February 2025

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Tortoise Pan the male leopard. Photo By Jordan Nell

Monday, 17 February 2025

(28°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile north of Elephant Plains cutline with Arathusa Safari.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions and two Imbali lioness mobile East from Shambok Road.
  • One of the Nkuhuma lioness resting on Kudu Drift Seepline junction.
  • One elephant bull feeding along Big Dam Link North.

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill on Elephant Plains open area.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs, resting south of Eagle Owl Crossing.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, resting on Zebra Drive junction to Pump track.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard, resting in a quarry on Arathusa Safari driveway.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

(25°C, 5mm rain)

  • 7 members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting west of a drainage of Mkombe Grass cut Junction.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on the remains of an impala kill that was scavenged by one hyaena west of Mfezi open area.
  • A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants on feeding on Serengeti Pan.
  • Tortoise Pan, the make leopard, mobile west on the firebreak towards Gaby’s open area.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Mkombe open area.

Kambula male lion. Photo by Jordan Nell

Thursday, 20 February 2025

(27°C, 5mm rain)

  • Four Kambula male lions resting on a termite mound on Grass cut junction Londolozi Cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile along Inyati Bamba towards Silvan Safari Lodge.
  • A pack of two African Wild Dogs mobile south from safari Airstrip hunting impala.
  • One elephant bull feeding at Bush camp Pan.

Friday, 21 February 2025

(26°C)

  • 5 members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions feeding on a waterbuck around Landcruiser Crossing.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard hunting impala around Nyala Crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard moving from Hawk-Eagle towards EP Airstrip.
  • The Kruger male lion vocalizing at the junction of Madash and 2nd Windmill.

Saturday, 22 February 2025

(30°C 10mm rain)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East along Marula Bult Central West.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her 2 cubs static at the inflow of Big Dam.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness mobile West through Landcruiser crossing.
  • Breeding herd of around 20 elephants feeding around Leopard junction with A-Main.

Xitsalala the male leopard. Photo by Jordan Nell

Sunday, 23 February 2025

(29°C)

  • One buffalo bull resting in Pungwe Pan.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard feeding on an impala carcass off Marula Bult Central West.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard resting in a marula tree at MMM South junction with A-Main.

 

 

 

 

 

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