Weekly Big Five Sightings 15-21 September 2025

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Tiyani’s cub- photo by Jordan Nell

Monday, 15 September 2025

(31°C)

  • The four Kambula male lion’s, stationary on Hyena West.
  • One male Cheetah, mobile west on Vrystaat clearing.
  • A herd of six elephants feeding at Kimbeon’s Crossing.

 

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

(39°C)

  • A pack of two African Wild Dogs mobile south from Big Dam.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile east from Tsalala with one cub.
  • The Ntsevu Pride of lions, consisting of two adults and three subadults mobile south from Big Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, stationary east of Kudu Drift with an impala kill.
  • Tshipondo, the female leopard, with a scrub hare kill, north of Bateleur Road.
  • The Nkuhuma Pride of lions, consisting of six adults, stationary east of Gowrie cutline on the firebreak.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 40 elephant’s mobile east from Wet-Patch Shortcut.

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

(28°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, stole an impala kill from Makhomsava, the female leopard, between Mfezi and Seepline.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephants feeding on EP Open Area.
  • Two dagga boys feeding around Bush Camp Pan.
  • One Ndzenga male lion resting at Twin Dams.
  • Breeding herd of around 15 elephants feeding at the junction of Arathusa Main and Leopard Drift.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north from Hawk-Eagle towards the airstrip.

Mantimahle male lion- photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Thursday, 18 September 2025

(32°C)

  • Plains Camp male lions, scrapping over a fresh warthog kill, at the junction of First Right and Sawmill.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, and her female cub, lost an impala ram kill to hyenas, off of Kimbeons Road.
  • A breeding herd of eight elephants were moving North from Ntoma Crossing.
  • Pack of five wild dog’s mobile west along KBR.
  • A breeding herd of around 28 elephants drinking from infront of the lodge.
  • Imbali pack of wild dogs, consisting of 4 adults and 7 pups feeding on an impala ram kill, at the junction of Milkberry cutline and Umbrella Tree Road.
  • Three Imbali lioness resting south of Milkberry Cutline and Susie’s Straight Junction.
  • Four elephant bulls feeding around Lilly Pond.

Friday, 19 September 2025

(26°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, drinking at Rampan.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, resting on a termite mound just off of Xidulu Road.
  • A breeding herd of around 20 elephants feeding around EP Manyeleti Crossing.
  • Four Nkuhuma lioness, caught and ate a young female impala, south of Impala Open.
  • Two wild dogs resting at Rhulani Pan.

 

Saturday, 20 September 2025

(24°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, drinking at Kraaines.
  • Maribye, the male leopard, mobile east from Hunters Road.
  • The four Kambula Male lions, resting on Big Dam wall.
  • A breeding herd of around 30 elephants feeding around Avoca Corner.

Tortoise Pan the male leopard- photo by Jordan Delvecchio

Sunday, 21 September 2025

(32°C)

  • Breeding herd of around 800 buffalo drinking from Cruse Camp Dam.

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