Weekly Big Five Sightings 11-17 May 2026

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Nkuhuma cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 11 May 2026

(31°C)

  • Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with the Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults, stationary at the northern end of Arathusa airstrip.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs on an impala kill, west of impala road/Vuyatela access.
  • One honey badger on Zoe’s Road.
  • A pack of six African Wild Dogs, stationary east of Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
  • A breeding herd of eight elephants, stationary at 2nd windmill mud wallows.

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

(32°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east on the Arathusa/Simbambili cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, being chased into a tree by a pack of six African Wild Dogs on Leadwood/Ximungwe.
  • The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, on an impala kill between Wetpatch/Cutline and Marula Built South.
  • Two elephant bulls feeding along lion cage road.

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

(33°C)

  • The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, resting on the cutline north of Marula Bult South.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 50 buffalo mobile northeast from Leadwood/Ximungwe.
  • A pack of 6 African Wild Dogs, mobile northeast from Arathusa Aistrip.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 30 elephants feeding along Arathusa/Shirley’s cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary in a drainage line north of Rhulani.

Tiyani and Mahlowasi. Photo br Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 14 May 2026

(26°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west along the fence line from EP driveway.
  • Hlambela, the male leopard, static on Rocky Road.
  • Group of seven spotted hyenas, resting on Gaurri Central.
  • Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2nd windmill crossing.
  • Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with seven Nkuhuma lionesses, west of Ellie Alley/Parallel.

 

Friday, 15 May 2026

(28°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary on One Eye Pan road.
  • Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2nd windmill crossing.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephant mobile west from Wet Patch.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 10 elephants feeding along Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 20 buffalo mobile north between Tsalala and Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, with her cub Mahlowasi stationary east of Simbambili lodge.

Saturday, 16 May 2026

(26°C)

  • The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six sub adult’s stationary on Arathusa Main Road, west of Big Dam.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, on an impala kill with her two cubs. North of Mehluane.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west from Guarri Central/Tamboti Thicket.

Xidulu and cub having a playful moment. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 17 May 2026

(25°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs. North of Mehluane.
  • A breeding herd of approximately fifteen elephants, feeding along triple M South.
  • Two lioness’s mobile west of Doyers Road.
  • Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, resting in a Marula tree on New EP Driveway.

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