Weekly Big Five Sightings 26 Jan 2026 – 1 Feb 2026

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Ntsevu sub adult male lion, Photo by Armand Otto

Monday, 26 January 2026

(33°C)

  • Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary on Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline junction Rain Tree road.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 80 buffalo mobile North from Long Pole East.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South from Simbambili Driveway.
  • A breeding herd of seven African elephants feeding along Wattle Way.

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

(34°C)

  • One buffalo bull feeding at Rhulani Open.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East from Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • A pack of 13 African wild dogs mobile North on Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • A breeding herd of 20 African elephants feeding at Rhulani Open.

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

(32°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub mobile South from EP Simbambili Cutline.
  • A pack of 13 African wild dogs stationary at Knobthorn Open.

Tiyani, the female leopards cub, Photo by Armand Otto

Thursday, 29 January 2026

(33°C)

  • Ntsevu pride of lions consisting of two lioness and three sub adults, stationary on Arathusa Main Road South of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • A breeding herd of six African elephants mobile West of Arathusa Safari cutline.

Friday, 30 January 2026

(33°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately 200 buffalo mobile East from Rain Tree road.
  • A breeding herd of six African elephants feeding along Arathusa Safari Airstrip.

Saturday, 31 January 2026

(33°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopards cub mobile East from Eastern Bank Manyaleti.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of three lioness mobile South on Cheetah Cutline.
  • A breeding herd of Six African elephants feeding along Marula Belt South.

Giraffe bull, Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 1 February 2026

(29°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopards cub mobile East from Eastern Bank Manyaleti.
  • A Pack of 13 African wild dogs mobile North from Arathusa Safari Airstrip.

 

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