Weekly Big Five Sightings 20 – 26 October 2025

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Tiyani’s young female cub with a juvanile bushbuck kill. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 20 October 2025

(22°C)

  • Three Nkuhuma lionesses, stationary at Tamboti Open Area.
  • Two Ndzhenga male lions, station on EP Open Area.
  • Two Nkuhuma lionesses with three cubs feeding on a buffalo kill, north of Gowrie Main/Phillimons cutline, Djuma.
  • Cara, the female leopard, with an impala kill on Diagonal Road. West of triple Pan, Buffelshoek.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile west from The Rocks.
  • A breeding herd of 18 elephants feeding on EP Open Area.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness, stationary on the eastern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
  • A breeding herd of twelve elephants mobile north on EP Airstrip.
  • Tlalamba and Tshipondo, the female leopards on an impala kill on Gowrie cutline.

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

(30°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately 50 elephants with a collared matriarch, feeing on EP Driveway.
  • Timbavati male leopard, mobile north from Lion Cage Road, Buffelshoek.
  • Cara, the female leopard, with an impala kill on Diagonal Road. West of triple Pan, Buffelshoek.
  • Two Nkuhuma lionesses, stationary on the northern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
  • One elephant bull drinking at Serengeti Pan.
  • Tortoise Pan finishing an impala kill on Koala Bear Road/Arathusa Main Road.

Spotted hyena cub. Photo by Nichols Greeff

Thursday, 23 October 2025

(33°C)

  • Eight elephant bulls mobile west on Dolerite Road, Buffelshoek.
  • Two Nkuhuma lionesses stationary with three cubs on Quarantine Open Area, Djuma.
  • Three buffalo bulls stationary west of Pommies Pan Road.
  • Cara, the female leopard, with an impala kill on Diagonal Road. West of triple Pan, Buffelshoek.
  • Three Imbali lionesses stationary south of Bushbuck Dam, Buffelshoek..
  • A breeding herd of approximately 40 elephants drinking at Khaya Manzi, Buffelshoek.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 30 elephants drinking at Jacana Dam, Buffelshoek.

Friday, 24 October 2025

(37°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard’s cub, stationary on EP Open Area.
  • Three buffalo bulls stationary on Mum’s Crossing.
  • One elephant bull feeding on EP Driveway.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile NW from Ep/Manyeleti Crossing.
  • One Ndzhenga male lion, finishing off a kudu kill, on the Djuma/Little Gowrie Firebreak

Saturday, 25 October 2025

(38°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East from EP Simba Cutline junction Rhulani Open.
  • A breeding herd of 10 elephants drinking at Big Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary North of Eagle Owl Crossing.
  • A pack of 2 African Wild Dogs stationary at Rhulani Pan.
  • The 3 Kambula male lions and 3 Imbali lioness stationary at Brown Ivory Clearing.

Mzemba, the male leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 26 October 2025

(38°C)

  • The Kambula male lion mating with an Imbali lioness South East of Jordaan’s Dam.
  • 2 Kambula male lions and 2 Imbali lioness stationary East of Brown Ivory Clearing.
  • A breeding herd of 50 elephants drinking at Jordaan’s Dam.

 

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