Weekly Big Five Sightings 24-30 March 2025

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Mantimahle male lion drinking, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Monday, 24 March 2025

(26°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, stationary at Simbambili Open Area West of Tamboti Thicket.
  • Breeding herd of 20 African elephants drinking at 2nd Windmill pan.
  • Two African wild dogs mobile South on Galago Shortcut.
  • Ntsumi, the female leopard, mobile West on Waxbill Road.
  • Two Imbali lionesses with one cub stationary at Broken Dam.
  • One Cape Buffalo bull stationary at Matandaluka pan.
  • Breeding herd of Eight African elephants mobile East on Zebra Drive.

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

(28°C)

  • Breeding herd of 18 African elephant mobile East from Elephant Plains Open Area.
  • Four Imbali lionesses and one cub stationary at Broken Dam with two Mantimahle male lions.
  • Breeding herd of 10 African elephant drinking at Khaya Manzi.
  • Hyena Den at Elephant Elephant Carcass active with Two adult, two sub adult and one juvenile.
  • Three buffalo bulls stationary at Boundary Pan.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard, stationary at junction of Road 7 and Madash North.
  • One Cape Buffalo bull stationary at Seef’s Pan.
  • Breeding herd of approximately 25 African elephants drinking at Leeukuil.

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

(33°C)

  • Mhakomsava, the female leopard, stationary between Elephant Plains, Arathusa Cutline and Rhino Ring North.
  • One African elephant bull stationary at Millions Road.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard, with a fresh Impala kill South of Safari driveway and Delivery Road.
  • Breeding herd of 18 African Elephant mobile South West from Safari airstrip.
  • One African elephant bull stationary at Kimbion’s Crossing.

 

Zebra on the airstrip, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 27 March 2025

(26°C, 0.5mm Rain)

  • Breeding herd of 15 African elephants feeding on Rhino Ring East.
  • Female leopard mobile North on Madash South towards 15th
  • One Kruger male lion and one Nkuhuma female on a wildebeest kill West of Grass Cut.
  • Mhakomsava, the female leopard, stationary at Eagle Owl Crossing.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile North on Marula Bult Fourway.
  • Breeding herd of 18 African elephants stationary at Shirley’s Open Area.

Friday, 28 March 2025

(32°C, 1mm Rain)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary on a termite mound West of Grass Cut on the Londolozi Boundary.
  • Four Kambula male lions stationary on Arathusa Main road East of Big Dam.
  • Two Mantimahle male lions stationary at Jacana Open Area.
  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile South East towards Delivery’s road.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness and the Kruger male lion stationary on Grass Cut.

Saturday, 29 March 2025

(32°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard stationary South of Sherley’s Open.
  • The Kruger male lion stationary on Grass Cut junction Londolozi Boundary.
  • Four Kambula male lions and one Nkuhuma lioness stationary on the Southern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and one cub feeding on an impala carcass North of Jerry Drive Crossing.
  • Nhenhe, the male leopard mobile North from Seef’s Pan.
  • Breeding herd of six African elephants feeding on Madash North of Broken Dam.

 

Makhonsava in a Marula tree, Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Sunday, 30 March 2025

(34°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary North of Jerry Drive Crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary at Gabies’ Open.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her two cubs stationary with an impala kill on the Eastern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Hlambela, the male leopard successfully hunting a warthog South of The Hill.
  • Redhawk, the male leopard mobile South East from the Firebreak junction One Eye Pan Link.

 

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