Weekly Big Five Sightings 31 March – 06 April

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Tortoise Pan the male leopard-Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Monday, 31 March 2025

(29°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, static north of Jerry Drive crossing.
  • One Kambula male lion, mobile east from Arathusa Safari airstrip.
  • Three Kambula male lions, resting on Parallel just west of MMM Junction.
  • Two elephant bulls, feeding around 16th
  • One elephant bull, static at safari Quarry.
  • Breeding herd of around 20 elephants, feeding around Mehluane Open Area.
  • One buffalo bull, resting inside of one-eye-pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, and her 2 cubs, on EP Flood Plains with an impala kill up in a (whatever) tree.
  • Pack of seven wild dogs, mobile north on MMM South towards MMM Junction.

 

Tuesday, 01 April 2025

(31°C)

  • Breeding herd of around 50 buffalo, static on Simbambili Fire-Break close to the junction of One-Eye-Pan.
  • Four Kambula male lions, resting on the junction of A-Main and MMM.
  • Two Mantimahle male lions, three Imbai lioness and one cub, static on Huntersmoon Access.
  • Breeding herd of around 25 elephants, mobile north along Tamboti Road.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile East along A-Main from Leopard drift junction.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, and her 2 cubs, static in EP Floodplains.

 

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile east from Rhino Ring North.
  • Pack of 6 wild dogs, mobile east from Wetpatch Open Area.
  • The hyena den off of Elephant Carcass, was active with two adults three new cubs.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, static off on Central Road.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, and her one remaining cub, feeding on an impala carcass up in a marula tree, off of Rhino Ring North.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north on Madash from Rhino Ring North junction with Cutline.

African wild dog-photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 03 April 2025

(29°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, and her one remaining cub, feeding on an impala carcass up in a marula tree, off of Rhino Ring North.
  • The four Kambula male lions, feeding on a buffalo bull on Vuyatela Access.
  • Two of the Imabli lioness and one cub, mobile east into Kruger National Park on the Manyeleti Boundary.
  • One Female cheetah, moving east from poacher’s road.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard and one female cub feeding on a impala kill in a marula tree on Rhino Ring North.

Friday, 04 April 2025

(27°C)

  • The two Mantimahle male lions, sleeping on the northern end of Arathusa airstrip.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard stole a Impala kill from Makhomsava, the female leopard on Rhino Ring North.
  • A breeding herd of ten elephants, feeding at the junction of Kudu Drift and Leopard Drift.

Saturday, 05 April 2025

(31°C)

  • The two Mantimahle male lions, the three Imbali lioness and one cub sleeping on Hunters Moon access junction with Lion Cage Road.
  • The four Kambula male lions, sleeping at Wet Patch open area.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile west on Cutline towards Maddash Road.

Cape Buffalo-photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Sunday, 06 April 2025

(26°C)

  • The four Kambula male lions, mobile South from Big Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard sleeping South of Cutline junction with Maddash.
  • Two male cheetah, mobile east on the Manyeleti boundary into Kruger National Park.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions, three Imbali lioness and one cub sleeping west of lily pond.

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