Weekly Big Five Sightings 30 June – 6 July 2025

by | Jul 6, 2025 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 0 comments

 

Kambula, male lions. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 30 June 2025

(24°C)

  • Two wild dogs, feeding on a steenbok at Triple Pan that was the stolen by hyenas.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions and one lioness, feeding on a waterbuck on Khaya Manzi access.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub mobile south east from Horse Shoe West.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard sleeping at Rhulani Open area.

Tuesday, 01 July 2025

(24°C)

  • A breeding herd of five elephants, feeding at the junction of EP driveway and Elephant Carcass Road.
  • The four Kambula male lions and two members of the Nkuhuma pride, feeding on an elephant bull on Galago Shortcut.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub mobile north west from Marula Belt West.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen elephants, feeding on old EP drive way.

Wednesday, 02 July2025

(27°C)

  • One Kambula male lion and one Nkuhuma lioness, mating on Galago Shortcut.
  • Two Kambula Male lions, feeding on an elephant bull on Galago Shortcut.
  • A breeding herd of one hundred, drinking at Buffelshoek Dam.
  • Two of the torchwood young male lions and one lioness, feeding on a kudu bull at Milkberry camp.
  • A female cheetah at her four sub adult cubs, mobile south east from Sally’s Road.
  • The Kruger male lion, sleeping on Buffelshoek airstrip.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile north from Guarri Central.

Tiyani’s cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 03 July 2025

(28°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximant 50 African elephants feeding along Simba Ridge.
  • Two African elephant bulls fighting at Sherley’s Open.
  • Two young Tourchwood lions feeding on a kudu bull kill at Milkberry Camp.
  • Two Ndzenga male lions mobile North West from Dolerite Road.
  • Four Kambula male lions stationary between Hardekool and Jacana Camp.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South from Knobthorn Open Area.

Friday, 04 July 2025

(31°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately 80 cape buffalo mobile South West from MMM South Arathusa Safari Driveway.
  • One African wild dog mobile North on Sawmill.
  • The Black Dam male lions stationary South of Boerbean Open.
  • One Kambula male lion mating with a Nkuhuma lioness East of Sandpatch junction Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline.
  • Three Kambula male lions and two Nkuhuma lioness mobile South from Baobab Dam.

Saturday, 05 July 2025

(27°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile North West from Horseshoe West.
  • Breeding herd of 10 African elephants feeding on Marula Belt North.
  • Four Kambula males and three Nkuhuma lioness chasing the young Nkuhuma male South from Arathusa Safari Open Area.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile North from Big Dam.

Nkuhuma lioness. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 06 July2025

(28°C)

  • Two Kambula male lions stationary East of Simbambili Dam.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mating with Xidulu, the female leopard South of Pungwe Pan.

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This