Weekly Big Five Sightings 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

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Nkuhuma Cub, Photo by Armand Otto

Monday, 28 September 2026

(21°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard drinking at Big Dam.
  • A breeding herd of 25 elephants swimming and chasing hippos at Big Dam.
  • A breeding herd of 35 elephants feeding around Nyati Road.

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

(16°C)

  • One Nkuhuma Breakaway lioness, stationary on a termite mound on Mamba Road.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile south from Guarri Central.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 15 elephants feeding at Roundabout.
  • A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding at Grizzly Bear Crossing.

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

(19°C)

  • A pack of seven African Wild Dogs mobile west from Josie floodplains.
  • Two elephants feeding on EP Driveway.
  • Three elephant bulls swimming at Big Dam.

Veteran Wild Dog. Photo by Armand Otto

Thursday, 1 October 2026

(23°C)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east from MMMs into Hoffman’s.
  • Langa the female leopard, with one male cub and an impala kill on Central East.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, hunting around Rhulani Open.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard, sleeping north of Aubrey’s Road.

Friday, 2 October 2026

(24°C)

  • A pack of seven African Wild Dogs mobile east along Simbambili Firebreak.
  • A breeding herd of 5 elephants feeding along Seepline west.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, hunting around Simbambili Staff Fence.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 100 buffalo mobile east from Tsalala.
  • Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile south from Mump’s Crossing.
  • Langa, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill in a marula, east of Konkoni on Arathusa Cutline.

Saturday, 3 October 2026

(29°C)

  • Five elephants feeding on Manyeleti N/S Boundary.
  • One Civet mobile west from Simbambili Dam on the firebreak.

Jackal catching flies. Photo by Armand Otto

Sunday, 4 October 2026

(21°C)

  • Two Ndzhenga male lions chasing two African Wild Dogs on the Manyeleti firebreak, west of Jordaan’s Dam.
  • A breeding herd of approximately 35 elephants mobile northwest from Arathusa Main Road towards Big Dam.
  • A breeding herd of 12 elephants digging for water at Serengeti Crossing.

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