Weekly Big Five Sightings 03-09 March 2025

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Cape buffalo bull. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 3 March 2025

(31°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard static on Seepline East of Big Dam.
  • The two cubs of Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary East of Land Cruiser Crossing.
  • A pack of thirteen wild dogs, sleeping around Sherley’s Open area.
  • One elephant bull, feeding on Big Dam Link South.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

(29°C)

  • Seven members of the Nkuhuma pride, sleeping on MMM South at the junction of Ellie Allie.
  • Maribye, the male leopard sleeping on Long Pole West.

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

(32°C)

  • A pack of thirteen wild dogs, mobile East from Wet patch Road.
  • Eight members of the Nkuhuma pride, sleeping on Weavers Nest Road.
  • Thalamba, the female leopard and Tshipondo, the young female leopard mobile West on Leadwood Road.
  • A breeding herd of twelve elephants, drinking at Buff Pan.
  • A breeding herd of twenty-five elephants, feeding on Long Pole West.

Makhomsava’s cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 6 March 2025

(29°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and two cubs sleeping on a fallen marula tree on Track South.
  • A pack of thirteen wild dogs, sleeping at 2nd Windmill Pan.
  • One elephant bull, drinking at Knob thorn pan.
  • One Mantimahle male lion and one Imbali lioness stationary West of Khaya Manzi Dam.
  • Mzemba, the male leopard stationary on Hyena Road East.
  • One cape buffalo cow and her calf stationary on Martial Road.

Friday, 7 March 2025

(31°C)

  • Seven members of the Nkuhuma pride and one Black Dam male lion mobile West on Arathusa Main towards Big Dam.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard chased into a tamboti tree by two of Nkuhuma’s at the inflow of Big Dam.
  • Breeding herd of 18 African elephants feeding at Mfezi Open.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary East of Seef’s Pan.
  • The two cubs of Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary South of Central Road.

Saturday, 8 March 2025

(27°C)

  • A pack of 13 African wild dogs mobile South from Milkberry road towards Londolozi Boundary.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South from Arathusa Main towards Londolozi Boundary.
  • Breeding herd of 12 African elephants mobile East on Arathusa Safari Driveway.

Spotted hyena. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 9 March 2025

(31°C)

  • Two Imbali lioness stationary on the Western side of Vrystaat Clearing.
  • One Imbali lioness and three cubs stationary at the den West of Olifant Dam.
  • Two Mantimahle male lions mobile West from Big Dam.
  • Tlalamba, the female leopard and Tshipondo, the young female leopard mobile West on Leadwood Road.
  • A pack of two African wild dogs mobile North from Cheetah cutline junction Leadwood.

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