Weekly Big Five Sightings 14 – 20 July 2025

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Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Armand Otto

Monday, 14 July 2025

(29°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately 250 Cape buffalo mobile north from Nsinga Access towards Nyala Dam.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lionesses, stationary with one Kambula male lion, North West of Weaver’s Nest and Treehouse Dam Road Junction.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile from Arathusa Main Road towards Ingwenya South.
  • One unidentified subadult male lion stationary on Ingwenya South.
  • A herd of approximately 300 Cape buffalo mobile East on Round leaf Teak Road.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary with one cub, at Ntoma Crossing.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 50 African elephants at EP / Manyeleti Crossing.

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub drinking at Rampan
  • A breeding herd of approximately 30 African elephants mobile West from East Bank Manyeleti.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of six lionesses stationary at Red Dam with three members of the Kambula male coalition.

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

(30°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride of lionesses consisting of six members stationary north west of Marula Bult 4 Way Junction South.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 150 Cape buffalo feeding along Madash S-bends.
  • Laluka, the female leopard, mobile West on Rhino Pan Road.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven members hunting impala on Marula Bult Central.
  • The Imbali pride consisting of four members and one Mantimahle male mobile South, hunting zebra on Million’s Road.

Nkuhuma lioness. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 17 July 2025

(29°C)

  • The Kambula male coalition consisting of four male lions, stationary at Red Dam.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile South East on Zebra Drive.
  • A pack of Seven African Wild Dogs with an impala kill on Seepline, stolen by Hyena.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 40 African elephants feeding along Mutzenzeleke.

Friday, 18 July 2025

(29°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with one cub mobile West in the block of Marula Bult West.
  • The Kambula male coalition consisting of Three male lions, stationary on the junction of Twin Dams Road and Elephant Carcass.
  • One African elephant bull feeding at Rampan.
  • Maribye, the male leopard, being chased up a Marula tree by Molwati, the male leopard, at Rubbing Post Dam.

Saturday, 19 July 2025

(23°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile North from the Manyeleti, North of Grizzly Bear Crossing.
  • A herd of approximately 270 Cape buffalo mobile South West towards Big Dam from Seepline.
  • The Nkuhuma pride, consisting of six lionesses resting at Rhino Pan.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 16 African elephants feeding north along EP – Manyeleti crossing.

Yellow-Billed Oxpeckers. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Sunday, 20 July 2025

(24°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile North from The Island.
  • One male cheetah mobile North towards Manyeleti from Wildebeest Clearing.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of consisting of seven lionesses, stationary at Serengeti open
  • A herd of approximately 270 Cape buffalo drinking at Serengeti Pan.
  • One herd of 12 African elephants at EP Open Area.

 

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