by Elephant Plains Rangers | Sep 6, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Garrick Myburgh
Monday, 31 August 2026
(30°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness, ten cubs and the two Ndzhenga males, hunting cape buffalo West of Track South.
- A breeding herd of approximately 300 cape buffalo mobile South along 15th
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South from Londolozi Drift.
- A breeding herd of 20 African elephants feeding around Rampan pan.
- The Nkuhuma Breakaways consisting of one lioness and one male, stationary in Elephant Plains Open Area.
- Ntsumi, the female leopard mobile South along Dolerite Road.
- A pack of African wild dogs consisting of five adults and seven pups mobile East from Cruise Camp.
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
(31°C)
- A coalition of two male cheetah mobile North West from Dave’s Road.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile North East from Tjololo.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North from EP Sherley’s Cutline along Madash.
- Three cape buffalo bulls mobile North from Kimbions Crossing.
- A breeding herd of ten African Elephants feeding around Red Dam.
- Tlalamba, the female leopard mobile East from Tamboti Dam.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
(33°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and one Ndzhenga male stationary on the Southern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North on Mfezi.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and one cub feeding on an impala kill South of Red Dam.
Cape buffalo bull drinking water. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 3 September 2026
(33°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and two Ndzhenga male’s feeding on a giraffe bull kill on Parallel Road North of Red Dam Road.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East of Josie Road.
- Three cape buffalo bulls stationary at Rampan Pan.
- A breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding around Old Bushcamp.
Friday, 4 September 2026
(26°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and two Ndzhenga male’s feeding on a giraffe bull kill on Parallel Road North of Red Dam Road.
- The Nkuhuma Breakaway pride consisting of one lioness and one male, stationary on Impala Road Rocky Road junction.
- A breeding herd of 25 African elephants feeding on Madash North of EP Sherley’s Cutline.
Saturday, 5 September 2026
(20°C, 0.5mm Rain)
- A breeding herd of 30 African elephants feeding on A Main West of Leopard Drift.
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and two Ndzhenga male’s feeding on a giraffe bull kill on Parallel Road North of Red Dam Road.
Nkuhuma pride feeding on a giraffe carcass. Photo by Garrick Myburgh
Sunday, 6 September 2026
(21°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lioness, 13 cubs and two Ndzhenga male’s feeding on a giraffe bull kill on Parallel Road North of Red Dam Road.
- The Nkuhuma Breakaway pride consisting of one lioness and one male chased off of a wildebeest kill by the two Plains Camp males in the Manyaleti river South of EP Open Area.
- Tiyani, the female leopard hunting cane rats West of EP Manyeleti Crossing.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Aug 30, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Xidulu’s cub. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio
Monday, 24 August 2026
(24°C)
- One Ndzhenga male lion stationary on Track South.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South on Leopard Drift.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West from Safari Donga South.
- One Nkuhuma lioness at the den site with three cubs West of Leadwood Road.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
(28°C)
- One Nkuhuma lioness at the den site with three cubs West of Leadwood Road.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North in the Manyaleti.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile West from Sherley’s Open.
- A pack of nine African wild dogs stationary Guarri Central.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile East along the drainage line North of Mfezi Open.
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
(22°C)
- One female cheetah stationary on top of a termite mound North East of Xidulu Xinzele junction.
Ndzhenga, male lion drinking. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio
Thursday, 27 August 2026
(23°C)
- A pack of seven African wild dogs playing around Buff Pan.
- One Ndzhenga male lion stationary South of Seepline East.
- Langa, the female leopard and her cub mobile North in the drainage line West of Pump Track.
- One of Xidulu, the female leopard’s cub stationary in a pushed over Marula tree North of Zebra Drive on MMM North.
Friday, 28 August 2026
(22°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard stationary on Safari Simbambili Cutline East of Southern Fork.
- Three Cape buffalo bulls stationary North of Mutzenzeleke.
- A breeding herd of ten African elephants mobile West from 2nd
- One Ndzhenga male lion stationary West of Tamboti Arathusa Main Road.
Saturday, 29 August 2026
(25°C)
- Kambula breakaway pride of lions consisting of two lioness and four sub adults stationary on Kudu Drift North of Arathusa Main Road.
- A breeding heard of approximately 300 Cape buffalo feeding at Serengeti Open.
- One Nkuhuma lioness with three cubs at the den site North West of Leadwood Road.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South from Zebra Drive.
- A breeding herd of approximately 20 African elephants feeding South along KBR.
Tiyani, the female leopard. Photo by Garrick Myburgh
Sunday, 30 August 2026
(29°C)
- A breeding herd of 15 African elephants feeding at Marula Belt 4 Way North.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile North on the Eastern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Aug 23, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 17 August 2026
(27°C)
- Seven Nkuhuma lioness and ten cubs with one Ndzenga male lion, resting at the junction of Parallel and Zebra drive.
- Herd of roughly 20 elephants, feeding around Kraainess Open.
- Hlambela, the male leopard, feeding on an impala ewe carcass, in a Tamboti tree, West of Nyala Crossing.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
(30°C)
- Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two lioness and four sub-adults, resting on a termite mound on Rhulani Open.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile East from Simba Dam.
- Herd of around 100 buffalo, drinking at Pungwe Pan.
- Herd of around 25 elephants, feeding around Kimbeon’s Crossing.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
(27°C)
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile from EP Waterhole towards Shirley’s House.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile South along East Bank Marikeni, towards Seef’s Pan.
- Seven Nkuhuma lioness and four cubs with two Ndzenga male lions, resting on the firebreak, West of Gaby’s Causeway.
- Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two lioness and four sub-adults, hunting Zebras unsuccessfully on Gaby’s Open.
Thursday, 20 August 2026
(33°C)
- A breeding herd of eight elephants, feeding along Elephant Plains and Simbambili Cutline.
- Six of the Nkuhuma Lioness and five cubs, resting on Second Windmill Road.
- Xidulu, the female leopard was mobile north from Arathusa Open Area.
- One Nkuhuma lioness, mobile east towards Second Windmill Crossing.
Friday, 21 August 2026
(30°C)
- Six of the Nkuhuma lioness with ten cubs and one Ndzenga male lion, resting on Elle Alley.
- Tiyani, the female leopard was stalking impala on Gaby’s Open.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard chased Makhomsava, the female leopard at Seef’s Pan.
- A breeding herd of twenty-five elephants, feeding at Kimbeon’s Crossing.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
(34°C)
- Seven of the Nkuhuma lioness with ten cubs and one Nzenga male lion, resting north west of Eagle Owl Crossing.
- Four of the Torchwood male lions, mobile east from Jordaans Dam.
- The six Kambula break away lions, feeding on a young zebra on Star Chest Nut Open.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile north east from Eagle Owl Crossing.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants, mud bathing west of Leeu Kuil Pan.
Sunday, 23 August 2026
(34°C)
- One Torchwood male lion, feeding on a waterbuck carcass, North of Khaya Manzi dam wall.
- Herd of around 50 elephants drinking at Leeukuil.
- Two honey badgers, mobile east from Jordaans Dam.
- Seven of the Nkuhuma lioness with ten cubs and one Nzenga male lion, resting on Lost Track.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Aug 16, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 10 August 2026
(22°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard chased Mahlowasi, the female leopard of a bush buck kill at Ntoma crossing.
- Timbavati, the male leopard was mating with an unknown female leopard at Hardekoel Open.
- Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill north of Guarri Central.
- The seven Kambula Break away lions, feeding on wildebeest kill at Tamboti drinks stop.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
(20°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stole a kill from Tiyani, the female leopard north of Guarri Central.
- A breeding herd of ten elephants, feeding along A-main at the junction of Milkberry.
- The seven Kambula Breakaway lions, crossed MMM going West from Hoffman’s Drift.
- A pack of seven wild dogs, mobile south from Pungwe Pan.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
(20°C)
- One Ndzenga male lion and one Imbali lioness, resting at a den site with an unknown amount of cubs west of Lion Cage Road.
- The two Plains Camp male lion, mobile North from Big Dam.
- The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard resting on MMM at the transformer.
Thursday, 13 August 2026
(18°C)
- The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard resting on MMM at the transformer.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile north from 16th
Friday, 14 August 2026
(22°C)
- A breeding herd of four elephants, mobile south from Simba Dam.
- The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard resting on MMM at the transformer.
- Xidulu, the female leopard resting at Xigodi Pan.
- A breeding herd of one hundred buffalo, mobile east from Rocky road.
Saturday, 15 August 2026
(25°C)
- Hlambela, the male leopard feeding on an impala kill on Sixes Road.
- A breeding herd of two hundred buffalo mobile north from Star Chestnut open.
- Tortoise pan, the male leopard resting at the junction of Kudu Drift and Leopard Drift.
- Seven Nkuhuma lioness and ten cubs with one Ndzenga male lion, resting north of Gowrie Dam.
Sunday, 16 August 2026
(25°C)
- The six Torchwood male lions, mobile north from Big Dam to the Manyeleti Boundary.
- A breeding herd of fifty buffalo, resting at Pungwe Pan.
- A breeding herd of two hundred buffalo, feeding at Elephant Plains Open area.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard feeding on a Egyptian goose on the Island.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Aug 10, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 3 August 2026
(22°C)
- Kambula Breakaway pride consisting of two lioness and five sub adults, mobile East from Leeukuil Pan.
- A pack of three African wild dogs mobile North on Marula Belt North.
- Xidulu, the female leopards two cubs, static on a termite mound on Safari Driveway.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile South on Mehluane.
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
(21°C)
- Herd of 15 elephants, feeding along Londolozi boundary at the junction of leopard drift.
- Langa, the female leopard, mobile South from the junction of Lost Track and Central Road.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard, stole her kill back from a hyena and hoisted it into a red bushwillow.
- Kambula Breakaway pride consisting of two lioness and five sub adults, mobile east on Safari Driveway towards the airstrip.
- Nkuhuma breakaways, consisting of one male and one female, resting on EP Floodplains.
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
(25°C)
- Makhomsava, the female leopard, feeding on an impala ewe, up in a tree, South of Ngwenya South.
- Nkuhuma pride, consisting of 7 females and 10 cubs, mobile south along Vuyatela Access.
- Kambula Breakaway pride consisting of two lioness and five sub adults, sleeping on Safari Driveway, East of the airstrip.
Thursday, 6 August 2026
(29°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard, caught an impala on the junction of Road Seven and Madash, the kill was scavenged by 15 hyenas.
- Nkuhuma pride, consisting of 7 females and 10 cubs, with one Ndzenga male, feeding on a big buffalo bull carcass at Simba Dam.
- 15 elephants feeding on EP Open Area.
- Two bull elephants drinking at Leeukuil.
Friday, 7 August 2026
(26°C)
- Ntsevu pride of lions, mobile East from Kudu Drift towards Big Dam.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard, static on Ngwenya South.
- Tlalamba, the female leopard, mobile East from Philemon’s Dip.
- Two honey badgers digging around on Safari Driveway.
Saturday, 8 August 2026
(25°C)
- Nkuhuma pride, consisting of 7 females and 10 cubs, static resting on Mehluane Open Area.
- Three wild dogs mobile North from MMM junction with Gowrie Main.
- Xidulu, the female leopards two cubs, static at the Brown Ivory on Safari Driveway.
- Breeding herd of 20 elephants drinking at Red Dam.
Sunday, 9 August 2026
(28°C)
- Nkuhuma pride, consisting of 7 females and 10 cubs, static resting on Mehluane Open Area.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard, hunting Nyala at Pungwe Crossing.
- Nkuhuma Breakaways, consisting of one male and one female, chasing a group of 7 wild dogs at Rhino Pan.
- Kambula Breakaway Pride, consisting of 2 females and 5 sub-adults, resting on Mkombe Open Area.
