by Elephant Plains Rangers | Oct 13, 2024 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 07 October 2024
(38°C)
- Two Plains Camp male lions stationary at Wetpatch.
- Four Nkuhuma lioness stationary on the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stationary at Rhulani Pan.
- Langa, the female leopard with a steenbok kill North of Tamboti Drinks spot.
- Tiyani, the female leopard stationary at Gaby’s Causeway.
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
(29°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on an nyala calf kill at Arathusa Safari Dam inflow.
- A Pack of fourteen African wild dogs stationary on Southern Fork.
- One Kambula male lion feeding on a giraffe carcass at Hardekool Open Area.
- Three Kambula male lions and one lioness on Tamboti Road.
- Breeding herd of approximately twenty African elephants feeding at Vrystaat Clearing.
- Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill on Elephant Plains Driveway.
Wednesday, 09 October 2024
(32°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard with an nyala bull kill North of EP Manyaleti crossing.
- One Black Dam male lion stationary on the Northern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
- Breeding herd of eighteen African elephants drinking at Arathusa Safari Dam.
- Eight spotted hyena’s feeding on giraffe calf carcass on Marula Belt Central.
Thursday, 10 October 2024
(35°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard with an nyala bull kill North of EP Manyaleti crossing.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile East towards Arathusa Safari Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile South East from Madash junction Broken Dam.
- A Pack of fourteen African wild dogs stationary at Jacana Dam.
- One young male Cheetah stationary on Wattle Way.
- Three Nkuhuma lioness mobile East from Road Eight.
Friday, 11 October 2024
(37°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on an nyala calf on Gowrie Main Junction MMM.
- Six Nkuhuma lioness mobile East on Philimons Cutline.
- Two African elephant bulls feeding at Kimbions Crossing.
Saturday, 12 October 2024
(37°C)
- Six Nkuhuma lioness and one sub male stationary on Pipeline Road.
- Nhenhe, the young ale leopard stationary at Red Dam.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South from Tamboti Crossing.
- Breeding herd of approximately fifty cape buffalo mobile East from Simbambili Dam.
Sunday, 13 October 2024
(36°C)
- One Kambula male lion stationary on the giraffe carcass at Hardekool Open.
- One lioness stationary on Hunters Road.
- One Nkuhuma lioness feeding on a kudu kill South of Serengeti Pan.
- Breeding herd of three African elephants feeding at Vrystaat Clearing.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Oct 6, 2024 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 30 September 2024
(31°C)
- Three Imbali Lioness, sleeping East of Bush Buk dam South of the Manyeleti Boundary.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a scrub hare North of Broken Dam.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants, drinking at Jacana Dam.
- One buffalo bull, feeding along the Firebreak at the Manyeleti crossing.
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
(25°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard sharing a warthog kill which was then stolen by hyenas on Central Road.
- A pack of three wild dogs, feeding on a impala on Jerry Drive.
- Tiyani, the female leopard was chased up a tree by hyenas after they stole her kill at Rhulani Pan.
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
(26°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard feeding on a impala kill South of Zebra Drive.
- Three Nkuhuma lioness, sleeping on Second Windmill Road junction with Zebra Drive.
- Four Nkuhuma lioness with the Southern Avoca male and the Kruger male lion, sleeping East of Second Windmill Road.
- A breeding herd of ten elephants, drinking at Leeukuil.
Thursday, 03 October 2024
(25°C)
- Three Kambula male lions and two Imbali lioness, sleeping East of Baobab Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile West from Marula Bolt Central.
- Three Nkuhuma Lioness, sleeping at Simba Dam.
- Four elephant bulls, feeding on Elephant Plains drive way.
- Thalamba, the female leopard and her cub resting on the bank of the Molowati river South of Spaghetti Junction.
Friday, 04 October 2024
(28°C)
- Thalamba, the female leopard and her cub resting on the bank of the Molowati river South of Spaghetti Junction.
- A Breeding herd of Eight Elephants on A-main East of Big Dam Link South.
- Tortoise Pan, the young male leopard mobile East from EP/Simba Cutline.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard resting on a termite mound on the Northern side of Arathusa air strip.
Saturday, 05 October 2024
(28°C)
- A pack of two wild dogs, crossing West into Robsons from Akkiso.
- The four Kambula males and two lioness, static on Hardekoell access.
- Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping in the Manyeleti river at the fence line.
- A breeding herd of three elephants, feeding at Pungwe Pan.
- Thalamba, the female leopard with her cub mobile East on Nyala South.
- One Black Dam Male lion and six Nkuhuma lioness, mobile East from Grass cut.
Sunday, 06 October 2024
(30°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard with a impala kill on Elephant plains driveway at the junction of Gabeys Coarse way.
- A breeding herd of Five elephants, feeding on Maddash North.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Sep 29, 2024 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 23 September 2024
(29°C)
- Fifteen Hyenas, feeding on a kudu at Elephant Plains open area.
- Mokhomsava, the female leopard hunting a steenbok between A-main and Leopard drift.
- The four Kambula male lions, sleeping on Djuma firebreak South of Tamboti Dam.
- The two Mantimahle male lions, feeding on a buffalo outside of Cruz Camp.
- Ntsumie, the female leopard drinking from Nyala Dam.
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
(38°C)
- The two Plains Camp male lions, mobile East from Poachers corner.
- A breeding herd of three hundred buffalo, mobile North from Rhino midden.
- Seven of the Nkuhuma Lioness, sleeping on Maddash S bends.
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
(42°C)
- Mokhomsava, the female leopard feeding on a impala kill at 16th
- Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping on a termite mound on Horse Shoe West.
- Three elephant bulls, drinking at Leeukuil.
Thursday, 26 September 2024
(22°C)
- The two Mantimahle male lions, mobile North from Poachers Road.
- A breeding herd of three hundred buffalo, feeding around Mtundaluka.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard sleeping at Simba Dam.
- A breeding herd twenty elephants, drinking at red dam.
- One Nkuhuma lioness, interrupted a territorial dispute between Xidulu, the female leopard and Makhomsava, the female leopard and chased them both up a tree at 16th
Friday, 27 September 2024
(30°C)
- A breeding herd of two hundred buffalo, drinking at Kobus Dam.
- Three of the Kambula male lions, sleeping at the junction of East/West cutline and Manyaleti Boundary.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a impala kill on Marula Bolt South.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South from the Rocks towards Rhino Ring Central.
Saturday, 28 September 2024
(32°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a impala kill on Marula Bolt South.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard and Lunga, the female leopard mating on Marula Bolt South.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard sleeping on Saffron.
- One Pangolin, on Simbambili fire break East of Simbambili driveway.
Sunday, 29 September 2024
(30°C)
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard on the bank of the Marikeni North of 1st
- Tiyani, the female leopard feeding in a impala kill on Rhino Ring North.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Sep 22, 2024 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 16 September 2024
(26°C)
- One Mantimahle male lion mobile South East from Cassia Road.
- Three African elephant bulls mobile North from Poachers Road junction Manyeleti Boundary.
- One honey badger feeding at Avoca Corner.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard being submissive towards Tiyani, the female leopard on Shinzele junction Xihumbane.
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
(27°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of five individuals and one Black Dam male lion stationary at Twin Dams.
- One Nkuhuma lioness stationary on MMM North.
- Breeding herd of twelve African elephants mobile South from Boundary Pan.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North from Simba Ridge.
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
(25°C)
- Two Plains Camp male lions mobile South East from Central Road.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary on a termite mound North of Xinzele junction Xihumbane.
- Breeding herd of twenty African elephants drinking water at Elephant Plains Open Area.
Thursday, 19 September 2024
(22°C)
- Three African Wild Dogs mobile East on Xinzele.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a duiker kill on the Simbambili firebreak between Pungwe crossing and Pommies pan.
- Breeding herd of 25 African elephants feeding around Hawk-Eagle.
Friday, 20 September 2024
(16°C)
- One African elephant bull mobile North on Dolerite Road.
- Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on an impala carcass hoisted in a marula tree off of Shortcut Wetpatch.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard resting on a termite mound at the quarry East of Safari Airstrip.
- Langa, the female leopard mobile West from Tamboti drinks stop.
Saturday, 21 September 2024
(14°C)
- Laluka, the female leopard feeding on an impala ram carcass at Pungwe crossing.
- Breeding herd of around 30 African elephants mobile East Through Our Fathers Crossing.
- EP hyena den active with 6 adults and 1 cub.
Sunday, 22 September 2024
(18°C)
- Pack of 3 African wild dogs mobile from Baobab Dam into the Manyeleti Game Reserve.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile east along Safari Driveway.
- Breeding herd of 10 African elephants drinking water from Gowrie Dam.
- Mokhomsava, the female leopard resting on a termite mound at the junction of Konkoni and Seepline.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Sep 15, 2024 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Kambula male lion. Photo By Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 9 September 2024
(21°C)
- One Mantimahle male lion satationary at Champaign Pan.
- Breeding herd of approximately four hundred Cape buffalo drinking at Big Dam Buffelshoek.
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven individuals and One Black Dam male lion stationary at Boerbean Pan.
- Tiyani, the female leopard successfully hunting a scrub hare on Guarri Central.
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
(17°C 1.5mm Rain)
- Xidulu, the female leopard successfully hunting a grey duiker on East Bank Marikeni.
- Makhimsava, the female leopard with a grey duiker kill East of Konkoni.
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven individuals and One Black Dam male lion feeding on a zebra kill on Arathusa Main Road East of Kudu Drift.
- Breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding along KBR.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary at Broken Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard stationary West on East Bank Marikeni close to her grey duiker kill.
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
(26°C)
- Breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding on Hawk Eagle Road.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard feeding on her grey duiker kill in an Apple Leaf tree East of Knokoni.
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven individuals and One Black Dam male lion stationary at Serengeti Pan.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile East from First Windmill Road.
- Tortoise Pan the male leopard mating with Langa, the female leopard on the Southern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
- A pack of three African wild dogs mobile North West from MMM junction Zebra Drive.
Nhenhe, the young male leopard. Photo By Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 12 September 2024
(34°C)
- Tortoise Pan the male leopard mating with Langa, the female leopard at Ngala Open with Tiyani, the female leopard observing.
- One Plains Camp male lion and two Nkuhuma lioness stationary South of Sherley’s Elephant Plains Cutline East of Eagle Owl Crossing.
- Makhimsava, the female leopard with a grey duiker kill East of Konkoni.
- One African elephant bull feeding on Konkoni Road.
Friday, 13 September 2024
(37°C)
- Tortoise Pan the male leopard mating with Langa, the female leopard mobile East across MMM South.
- Three African elephant bulls feeding on East Bank Manyaleti.
- Two African wild dogs stationary on the Southern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North East from Leeukuil Pan.
Saturday, 14 September 2024
(36°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard stationary in a marula tree on Elephant Plans Driveway.
- Two Nkuhuma lioness stationary on Guarri Central.
- Breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding along Elephant Plains Driveway.
- Nhenhe, the young male leopard stationary at Red Dam.
Xidulu, the female leopard with a grey duiker kill. Photo By Nicholas Greeff
Sunday, 15 September 2024
(33°C)
- Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary at The Rocks.
- One male lion stationary at Mfezi Open.
- Breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding on Elephant Plains Driveway.
