weekly Big Five Sightings 17- 23 March 2025

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Makhomsava’s cubs. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 17 March 2025

(25°C)

  • Nhenhe, the male leopard stationary at Big Dam.
  • One African elephant bull feeding on Arathusa Main junction Sixes road.
  • The Kruger male lion mating with a Nkuhuma lioness North of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

(23°C)

  • One African elephant bull mobile South on Madash North.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and one cub feeding on an impala South of Central junction Lost Track.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

(23°C, 14mm Rain)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and one cub mobile North from Central junction Lost Track.
  • Two Mantimahle male lions, three Imbali lioness and one cub stationary on Buffelshoek Manyeleti Boundary junction Python road.
  • The Othawa pack of African wild dogs consisting of 13 individuals stationary East of Elephant Plains Open Area.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard mobile West on Arathusa Safari Driveway.

Thursday, 20 March 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and two cubs mobile South East from Kimbions Crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West from Guarri Central.
  • One Mantimahle male lions stationary at Jordaan’s Dam.
  • Breeding herd of approximately 80 cape buffalo mobile East from Rubbing Post Dam.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven individuals and the Black Dam male mobile West on Arathusa Main towards Tamboti Open.
  • The Othawa pack of African wild dogs consisting of 13 individuals stationary at Simbambili Dam.

Friday, 21 March 2025

(32°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately 80 cape buffalo feeding along Diagonal road.
  • The Torchwood pride of lions consisting of eight individuals mobile South towards Champaign Pan.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South on Madash North.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness mobile North from Elephant Plains Open Area.

Saturday, 22 March 2025

(27°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary with the remains of an impala kill North of Mfezi.
  • The Kruger male lion stationary on the South Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • Two Plains Camp male lions stationary in the Pungwe North of Kimbions Crossing.
  • Two Imbali lioness and one cub mobile North from Broken Dam.

Tlalamba and Tshipondo. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 23 March 2025

(33°C)

  • Breeding herd of 12 African elephants feeding on Rhino Ring North.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South on Madash North.

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