Weekly Big Five Sightings

04 May – 10 May 2026

 

Monday, 04 May 2026

(26°C)

• The Nkuhuma pride, consisting of five lionesses and two cubs, feeding on a buffalo kill east of Baobab Dam.
• Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile west on Simbambili/Elephant Plains cutline.
• Two elephant bulls, feeding along Simbambili Driveway.
• One elephant bull, drinking at Bush Camp Pan.
• Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile east on Horse Shoe East.
• One Temmincks Ground Pangolin, static between the Manyeleti and Sasseka road.

 

Tuesday, 05 May 2026

(24°C)

• The Nkuhuma pride, consisting of five lionesses and two cubs, feeding on a buffalo kill east of Baobab Dam.
• A pack of ten African wild dogs, resting on Arathusa airstrip.
• The two Ndzenga male lions, scavenged a buffalo kill from the Nkuhuma pride east of Baobab Dam.
• Langa, the female leopard and her cub, mobile south from the Boer Bean on Seepline East.
• Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, feeding on an impala kill east of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
• Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile east from Guarri Central.

Wednesday, 06 May 2026

(27°C)

• The two Plains Camp male lions, mobile east from Josie Flood Plains.
• Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east on Simba Firebreak.
• Two elephant bulls, feeding along Gabe’s Crossing.

Thursday, 07 May 2026

(22°C)

• A breeding herd of approximately thirty elephants, feeding along the Island Loop.

Friday, 08 May 2026

(26°C)

• The eight Kambula breakaway lions, mobile east from Bush Camp West.
• Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile east from Marula Bolt Central West.
• A breeding herd of twenty-five elephants, feeding along Drongo South.
• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs, feeding on a scrub hare kill on Imboma Road.

Saturday, 09 May 2026

(24°C)

• The Kambula break – away pride of lions, consisting of 2 lioness and six cubs, feeding on an impala kill on Central Marula Bolt West.
• Makhomsava, the female leopard, mobile north on Leopard Drift towards Kudu Drift.
• One elephant bull feeding along Elephant Plains Driveway north of Five Way Junction.

Sunday, 10 May 2026

(29°C)

• Two elephant Bulls feeding along Bush Camp East.
• The Kambula Break – Away pride, consisting of two lionesses and six cubs, mobile south from Rhino Ring North.
• Mzemba, the male Leopard, mobile east along Long Pole East.