Weekly Big Five Sightings 13 July – 19 July 2026

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Mahlowasi female leopard. Photo by Armand Otto

Monday, 13 July 2026

(24°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary northwest of Gaby’s Crossing.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile south on MMM with two cubs.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephants feeding along EP Driveway, north of 5 Way Junction.
  • Two buffalo bulls feeding along EP/Manyeleti Crossing.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, hunting a scrub hare around Ngwenya North.

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

(25°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately 15 elephants feeding at EP Open Area.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 15 elephants feeding at Kimbeon’s Crossing.

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

(25°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile northeast from Safari Donga South.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 15 elephants feeding at Mfezi Open Area.
  • Three buffalo bulls stationary on Saseka/Londolozi Boundary.

Side Striped Jackal. Photo by Armand Otto.

Thursday, 16 July 2026

(26°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile southeast from Rhulani/Madash.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 15 elephants feeding along Marula Bult South.

Friday, 17 July 202

(31°C)

  • Two elephant bulls feeding at Seef’s Pan.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 12 elephants feeding at Matandaluka Pan.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, with a duiker kill south of Ntoma Crossing.

Saturday, 18 July 2026

(33°C)

  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, with a duiker kill south of Ntoma Crossing.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 12 elephants feeding on Arathusa Main Road, north of Silvan Driveway.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard killing an Nyala bull at Kimbeon’s Crossing, stolen by Hyenas.
  • Two buffalo bulls south of Pungwe Pan.

Nkuhuma Cub. Photo by Armand Otto.

Sunday, 19 July 2026

(32°C)

  • One Torchwood lioness with two sub adult males, hunting Banded mongoose on Short horns Road.
  • Two sub adult male Cheetah mobile east from Sour Plum Road.

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