Weekly Big Five Sightings 25 May – 31 May 2026

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2:3 male leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 25 May 2026

(27°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile West on Horseshoe East.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants drinking at Bush camp Pan.

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

(27°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile East of Arathusa Safari Driveway towards Pump track.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North from Arathusa Main Road towards Big Dam.

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

(28°C)

  • A breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding on Delivery Road.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile East along Londolozi Boundary from Big Dam Link South.

Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 28 May 2026

(31°C)

  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness and ten cubs feeding on a Cape buffalo bull kill North of Guarri Pan on Djuma.
  • A pack of five African wild dogs stationary North of Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline East of Baobab Dam.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East from Leeukuil Pan.

Friday, 29 May 2026

(29°C)

  • The Kambula Breakaway pride of lions consisting of three lioness and six sub adults stationary on Seepline East West of the Boerbean.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and the two Ndhzenga males stationary in the Mluwati riverbed South of Spaghetti junction.
  • A breeding herd of twenty African elephants drinking at Leeukuil Pan.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard mobile North from Rhulani Open.
  • Xidulu’s two cubs stationary on Safari Donga North.

Saturday, 30 May 2026

(25°C)

  • Xidulu’s two cubs stationary West of Madash on Horseshoe East.
  • Two Ndhzenga male lions stationary on Khaya Manzi dam wall.
  • One young male lion feeding on a Cape buffalo calf kill South West of Lilly Pond.

Hippo. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 31 May 2026

(25°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile East on Horseshoe East.
  • One African elephant bull feeding at EP Manyaleti Crossing.

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