Weekly Big Five sightings 22 – 28 September 2025

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Monday, 22 September 2025

(36°C)

  • A pack of four African wild dogs feeding on an impala kill on Kudu Drift junction to Seepline West.
  • A pack of four African wild dogs feeding on an impala kill on Arathusa Main, east of Big Dam Link South.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north west from Robson’s Boundary to Gaby’s Open.
  • A breeding herd of approximately thirty elephants drinking water at Simbambili Open Area.

 

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

(28°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately thirty elephants feeding along Rhino Pan Road.
  • Maribye, the male leopard, resting on a termite mound south of Nyala Dam on Spike Thorn Road.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness, static on Drakensburg Road, contact calling members of her pride.

 

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

(28°C)

  • Tlalamba, the female leopard, with her cub Tshipondo, mobile east from Treehouse Dam Road to Elephant Carcass.
  • One male cheetah, resting on a termite mound west of Londoz Drift.
  • The Nkuhuma Pride, consisting of five lionesses resting on the island at Big Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill along Kudu Drift.

 

Thursday, 25 September 2025

(20°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill along Kudu Drift.
  • A breeding herd of approximately fifteen elephants feeding along KBR crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, scavenged Makhomsava’s impala kill on Kudu Drift.

 

Friday, 26 September 2025

(29°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, mobile west from Ngwena North to the inflow of Big Dam.
  • A pack of two African wild dog’s mobile west from Gabys Open towards Robson boundary.
  • One Ndhzenga male lion and one Nkuhuma lioness mating east of Konkoni junction to Safari/Shirleys cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north west in the Manyeleti riverbed towards Leeukuil.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, drinking water at Leeukuil.
  • A breeding herd of approximately fifteen elephants dustbathing west of Leeukuil.

 

Saturday, 27 September 2025

(28°C)

  • One Ndhzenga male lion and one Nkuhuma lioness mating on Seepline East.
  • A pack of two African wild dog’s mobile east on Simbambili firebreak towards Gowrie Gate.
  • Two Imbali Lionesses resting west of Big Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, resting west of Arathusa Main junction to Leopard Drift.
  • A breeding herd of approximately thirty elephants, south of Hunters Moon Open Area.

 

Sunday, 28 September 2025

(33°C)

  • One Ndhzenga male lion and one Nkuhuma lioness mating at the rocks.
  • The Kambula pride of lions, consisting of two lionesses and six cubs feeding on a blue wildebeest kill north of Konkoni junction to Seepline East.
  • The Ntsevu pride of lions, consisting of three lionesses and three sub adults, mobile from southern side of safari airstrip towards Seepline East.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions, consisting of five lionesses and four cubs, resting along Southern Fork junction to One Eye Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, drinking water at Leeukuil.

 

 

 

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