Tiyani’s female cub – Photo by Matthew Lippstreu

Monday, 05 January 2026

(25°C)

• The two Plains Camp Male lions resting south of EP/Manyeleti Crossing.
• The Kambula pride of lions, consisting of two lionesses and six sub adults, resting north of Mkombe junction to Arathusa Main.
• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub, mobile east from Wetpatch Open Area.
• Makhomsava, the female leopard, resting north of Kudu Crossing on Kudu Drift.
• A breeding herd of approximately twenty elephant’s mobile west from Rhino Ring South.

Tuesday, 06 January 2026

(34°C)

• Two elephant bulls feeding along Mfezi Open Area.
• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs, mobile west from Arathusa Safari Lodge Driveway.
• One elephant bull feeding along Guarri Central.
• A breeding herd of approximately twenty elephant’s feeding along Landcruiser Crossing.
• Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile north from Madash S-Bends to Marula Bolt East.

Wednesday, 07 January 2026

(38°C)

• A pack of two African Wild Dogs resting on Magic Willie Open Area.
• The Nkuhuma pride of lions, consisting of seven lionesses, resting on Parallel south of Triple M junction.
• A breeding herd of approximately thirty elephant’s feeding along Zebra Drive west of Ellie Alley.
• Tortoise Pan, the dominant male leopard, mobile south from Big Dam.
• Five buffalo bulls feeding on Makhulu Open east of Xinzele Road.
• One Mantimahle male lion and one Imbali lioness, mating on Spike Thorn Road.

Plains Camp Male – Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 08 January 2026

(29°C)

• Hlambela, the male leopard, feeding on a wildebeest calf kill on Hyena Den Road north of Ekiso.
• A breeding herd of six elephant’s feeding along Rhino Ring East.
• The two Mantimahle male lions and one Imbali lioness, resting on Avoca Link.
• Tiyani, the female leopard, resting on Bush Camp West.

Friday, 09 January 2026

(33°C)

• Xidulu, the female leopard, feeding on an Impala Lamb kill south of Road 7.
• One elephant bull feeding along East Side Marikeni.

Saturday, 10 January 2026

(28°C)

• Two elephant bulls feeding along Sawmill Road.
• Four Buffalo bulls resting along EP/Shirleys cutline west of Konkoni.
• One Ndhzenga male lion and three Nkuhuma lionesses, resting on Mfezi Open Area.
• A breeding herd of approximately of fifteen elephants feeding along Kudu Drift west of Leopard Drift.

Elephant calf – Photo by Matthew Lippstreu

Sunday, 11 January 2026

(25°C)

• One elephant bull resting on EP/Shirley’s Cutline west of Kraainess Open Area.