Weekly Big Five Sightings 3-9 February

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EP clan member, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Monday, 3 February 2025

(36°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her two cubs in a marula tree East of Konkoni.
  • Two cape buffalo bulls, wallowing at Rhino Pan.
  • One female cheetah, stationary East of Big Dam on Buffelshoek.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness and one sub adult male, mobile South towards 2nd Windmill Pan.

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

(38°C)

  • One Kambula male lion, mobile North from Big Dam Link North towards Mfezi Open.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an impala lamb kill North of Wetpatch Shortcut in a marula tree.
  • A pack of two African wild dogs, mobile East from Elephant Plains Open Area.

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

(36°C)

  • Breeding herd of around 20 elephants, mobile North from Eagle Owl Crossing.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill on Wetpatch.
  • Two buffalo bulls resting in a mud wallow, on Ximungwe junction with leadwood.
  • Breeding herd of around 10 elephants, drinking at Kraaines.

One of Makhomsava’s cubs, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 6 February 2025

(30°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and her 2 cubs mobile from Eagle Owl Crossing towards Madash.
  • Breeding herd of around 15 elephants, mobile south on Robsons Boundry South of Enkiso.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping in the Manyeleti river North of Sherley’s crossing.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions and the three Imbali Lioness, mobile South from Milk Berry Cutline on Umbrella Tree Road.
  • Three young male lions, sleeping at Nyala crossing.
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, feeding at Triple Pan.
  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on a duiker kill on Marula Bolt South.

Friday, 7 February 2025

(27°C)

  • Three young male lions, sleeping on Rhino Ring North.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West on EP/Sherley’s cutline junction with Ximungwe.
  • The three Imbali lioness, sleeping on Vuyatela Access.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on a duiker kill at Sherley’s Crossing.
  • Langa, the female leopard sleeping in the Boerbean tree on Seepline East with a impala kill
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, feeding on Hyena Road.

Saturday, 8 February 2025

(31°C)

  • A pack of two wild dogs, sleeping at Kraaines pan with six hyenas.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard sleeping in the Manyeleti river at the Old Elephant Plains Drive Way.
  • Three young male lions, sleeping East of the quarry on Simbambili fire break.
  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs resting in the inflow of Big Dam.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven females and one young male, sleeping at Magic Willy Open Area.
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, on Xinzele Road at the Brown Ivory Tree.

Burchell’s zebra, Photo by Jordan delvecchio

Sunday, 9 February2025

(36°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven females and one young male, sleeping at Serengeti open area
  • One Kambula male lion, mobile East of Big Dam inflow.
  • One elephant bull, drinking at Big Dam.

 

 

 

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