Weekly Big Five Sightings
2 November – 8 November 2026
Monday, 2 November 2026
(30°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary north of Shortcut Wetpatch.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, with her male cub and an impala kill on Vuyatela Access.
- Three elephants feeding east of Ntoma Crossing.
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lionesses with 13 cubs and one Ndzhenga male lion, stationary on Rhulani/Horseshoe link.
- A breeding herd of eight elephants feeding north of EP Manyeleti Crossing.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north from Sherley’s Open Area.
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
(32°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lionesses with 13 cubs and two Ndzhenga male lions, stationary south of Simbambili Dam.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile north from EP Manyeleti.
- Approximately 50 elephants drinking at EP Open Area.
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
(35°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard, and her 2 cubs, resting at her den site, North of EP Manyeleti crossing.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, and her male cub, mobile South West on Southern Fork.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on an impala lamb carcass, up a marula tree, West of Big Dam Link South, South into Londolozi.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile West on Road Seven, towards Madash.
Thursday, 5 November 2026
(35°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South East from Safari Donga North.
- A breeding herd of approximately 100 Cape buffalo feeding on EP Parallel.
- Hlambela, the male leopard feeding on a warthog kill in a fig tree West of 2nd
Friday, 6 November 2026
(37°C)
- Breeding herd of 8 African elephants mobile South from Central Road Djuma.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard watching impala on Shidula Road.
- A breeding herd of 20 elephants drinking at Big Dam.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard mobile West from Rhulani Pan.
Saturday, 7 November 2026
(34°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard resting at her den site North of EP Manyeleti Crossing.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard mobile South from Horseshoe West.
- Nottens male leopard crossing from Leadwood Road into Little Gowrie.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile west with her male cub from Simbambili Dam.
Sunday, 8 November 2026
(23°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard resting at her den site with two cubs North of EP Manyeleti Crossing.
- One Nstevu male lion stationary on Kudu Drift, west of Leopard Drift.
