Plains Camp Male. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 19 May 2025
(32°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile West on Firebreak from Elephant Plains driveway.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile North with one cub on Bushcamp East.
- The Kambula coalition consisting of four male lions, stationary on Hardekool Access Road.
- A herd of approximately 200 Cape buffalo mobile East from Baobab Dam.
- Five African elephant bulls feeding at Ntoma Crossing.
- The Kambula coalition consisting of four male lions, mobile North from Triple Pan.
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
(32°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub drinking at Rampan.
- The Nkuhuma Pride consisting of 7 lionesses, stationary East of Firebreak West.
- Mzemba, the male leopard, stationary at Cruise Camp dam.
- Seven members of the Nkuhuma Pride of lions, mobile West on Josie Road.
- A herd of approximately 20 African elephants feeding along Elephant Plains driveway.
- One cub of Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary at the junction of Wet Patch/Marula bult.
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
(30°C)
- Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary at The Rocks.
- A pack of six African wild dogs, sleeping east of the junction of Leadwood Road and Ximungwe.
- Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub feeding on an impala ram that was the stolen by hyenas on Short-cut Wet Patch Road.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants, feeding along Kimbeon’s Crossing Road.
Spotted Hyena. Photo by Armand Otto
Thursday, 22 May 2025
(25°C)
- Two members of the Kambula coalition of lions, sleeping at the Southern end of Elephant Plains airstrip.
- The Mantimahle coalition consisting of two male lions mobile East on the firebreak from Simbambili Dam.
- Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub mobile North from Kimbion’s Crossing.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile North from Horseshoe Open Area.
- Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding on Elephant Plains/Arathusa Private Cutline.
Friday, 23 May 2025
(25°C)
- One Nkuhuma lioness mobile North from Pommies Pan.
- Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub stationary on a termite mound on Tsalala.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary at Big Dam.
- Six African elephant bulls feeding along Sawmill.
- Xidulu, the female leopard stationary on a termite mound North of First Windmill.
- One Nkuhuma lioness Mobile West along Arathusa guest pathway.
- One Cape buffalo stationary North of first Windmill Road.
- Breeding herd of approximately 25 African elephants feeding along Track South of Safari.
Saturday, 24 May 2025
(23°C)
- One cub of Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary at Kimbeon’s Crossing.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mating with Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, North of Red Dam.
- Breeding herd of approximately 20 African elephants on Arathusa Main, East of Mkombe Road.
- Two African wild dogs mobile North on Southern Fork.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mating with Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, on Mafufenyane Crossing.
Makhomsava, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Sunday, 25 May 2025
(27°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub with an Impala ram kill in a tree on Elephant Plains Firebreak.
- Five African elephant bulls, feeding along Arathusa Driveway.
