Weekly Big Five Sightings 12-18 May 2025

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Spotted hyena and cub. Photo by Armand Otto

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 12 May 2025

(25°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with two cubs stationary on Tsalala.
  • A herd of 12 African elephants mobile West from Seef’s Pan.
  • A herd of Approximately 80 Cape buffalo mobile East from Baobab Dam.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary on Arathusa Driveway, East of the Airstrip.
  • One African elephant bull, mobile East from 2nd Windmill Road.

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with two cubs mobile South from Rampan.
  • A herd of approximately 200 Cape buffalo feeding along Gowrie/Buffelshoek Cutline
  • 3 Male members of the Torchwood Pride following buffalo on Cheetah Cutline.
  • Three male members of the Kambula coalition of lions, mobile North from Big Dam.
  • A herd of approximately 50 Cape buffalo feeding along Nyala Road, North of Guarri Pan.

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

(26°C)

  • Four Nkuhuma lionesses mating with Three Kambula males on Guarri Central, North of Tamboti Thicket.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub stationary in a Jackleberry on Flood Plains.
  • Two Nkuhuma lionesses mating with Three Kambula Male lions on Guarri central.
  • A herd of 8 African elephants at stationary at Rampan Pan.
  • A herd of approximately Twenty African elephants feeding along Kimbeon’s crossing.

Three Nkuhuma lionesses. Photo by Armand Otto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 15 May 2025

(28°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary with one cub at Bushcamp Pan with Impala kill.

 

Friday, 16 May 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile South on Bushcamp East.
  • Two Plains Camp Male lions, mobile South from Elephant Plains Open Area.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, with an impala kill West of Big Dam link South.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile South from Pan to Pan.
  • One African elephant bull stationary on Matandaluka.
  • Two Kambula Male lions, stationary on Rhulani, East of Open Area.

 

Saturday, 17 May 2025

(31°C)

  • One Nkuhuma lioness with one sub adult male, stationary at Arathusa Airstrip.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, stationary with an impala kill West of Big Dam link South.
  • One African elephant bull, stationary South of Arathusa Airstrip.

Tiyani, the female leopard. Photo by Armand Otto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 18 May 2025

(32°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub stationary South of Kimbeon’s Crossing.
  • Two Kambula male lions stationary on Sawmill Open Area.

 

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