Weekly Big Five Sightings 18 May – 24 May 2026

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Male Cheetah. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 18 May 2026

(27°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile south on Sawmill
  • The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six subadults, stationary south of Marula Bult South/Arathusa Cutline.
  • A pack of two African Wild Dogs, mobile north from EP/Shirley’s Cutline.
  • Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, feeding on an impala lamb on Drongo North.
    • Scavenged by Hlambela the male leopard.
  • A pack of ten African Wild Dogs, mobile west on EP Delivery Road.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

(26°C)

  • Hlambela, the male leopard, mobile west on Simbambili firebreak.
  • A breeding herd of 12 elephants mobile west on Drongo North.
  • Tortoise Pan and Xidulu, male and female leopards, with two cubs feeding on a hippo carcass at Arathusa Dam.
  • The Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults mobile west from Marula Bult Central West.

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

(26°C)

  • A pack of six African Wild Dogs mobile south on Arathusa Airstrip.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary south of Brown ivory on Xinzele Road.
  • Two cheetah hunting impalas on Impala Plains, Djuma.

Ntsumie, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 21 May 2026

(24°C)

  • A pack of six African Wild Dogs interacting with two Cheetah on Arathusa Airstrip.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, with two cubs at Arathusa Dam.
  • Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, feeding on an impala carcass on Rhulani, east of Scops Crossing.
  • A breeding herd of six elephants drinking around The Island.
  • A group of eight Hyenas feeding on a hippo carcass at Arathusa Dam.

Friday, 22 May 2026

(27°C)

  • Ntsumie, the female leopard stationary south of Hornbill Road, Buffelshoek.
  • Two Mantimahle male lions, mobile south from Manyeleti to Big Dam, Buffelshoek.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, feeding on an impala carcass on Rhulani, east of Scops Crossing.
  • A pack of five African Wild Dogs, mobile southwest from Simbambili Dam.
  • Two Imbali lionesses stationary at Jordaan’s Dam, Buffelshoek.

Saturday, 23 May 2026

(29°C)

  • Two Ndzhenga male lions mobile south on MMM.
  • Two cheetahs stationary at Buff Pan.
    • Chased into Hoffman’s by Ndzhenga male lions.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile west on Shirley’s Cutline.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile southwest along Mutzenzeleke with one cub.
  • Tiyani, he female leopard, mobile west into PU at PU Corner.

African Wild Dog, Photo by Nicholas Greeff.

Sunday, 24 May 2026

(28°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile west south Elephant Carcass.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile south from 2nd
  • One elephant feeding on EP Driveway.

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