Weekly Big Five Sightings 21-26 October

 

Monday, 21 October 2024

(25°C)

  • The Nkuhuma Breakaways consisting of one young male lion and one young lioness, mobile South from Kudu Drift/A-main junction.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen elephants, feeding at the junction of Pump Track and Zebra Drive.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile East along Powerline Road.
  • The Nharu pride consisting of seven lionesses, sleeping on Mvubu Road.

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

(33°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard sleeping at Red Dam.
  • A breeding herd of eighty buffalo, mobile from Buffskull North towards Red Dam.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions, sleeping on the Manyeleti boundary North of Big Dam.
  • A pack of eleven wild dogs, killed a grey duiker on powerline Road North of Cruise Camp.

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

(27°C)

  • The Nkuhuma Breakaways consisting of one young male lion and one young lioness, having a stand of with twelve hyenas on Short-Cut Wet Patch.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on a impala on Arathusa Safari’s driveway East of the airstrip.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 24 October 2024

(30°C)

  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, feeding along Xinzele road.
  • One of the Mantimahle male lions, mating with a Imabli lioness at Big Dam.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile East along One Eye Pan.

Friday, 25 October 2024

(37°C)

  • Laluka, the female leopard sleeping the Pungwe river junction with the Fire Break.
  • Five Nkuhuma lioness and one Black Dam male, sleeping at Knob Thorn Pan.
  • Natsumi, the female leopard mobile East over Cruz Camp airstrip.
  • The four Kambula male lions and three Nkuhuma lioness, sleeping at Tree House Dam.
  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard mobile South from the Boerbean on Seepline.
  • Xudulu, the female leopard and Nhenhe, the young male leopard West of Arathusa safari lodge feeding on a impala.
  • The kruger male lion, feeding on a buffalo kill at Big Dam.

Saturday, 26 October 2024

(26°C)

  • Thalamba, the female leopard and her cub sleeping South of Gowrie Dam.
  • Three of the Kambula male lions and two of the Nkuhuma lioness, sleeping o Taxon Road.
  • The two Mantimahle male lions and one Imbali lioness, mating West of Jordaans dam.
  • One Pangolin, mobile North on Cruz Camp Access.
  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard resting in the Marikeng off of Rhino Ring East.

Sunday, 27 October 2024

(°C)

  • The four Kambula male lions and One Nkuhuma lioness, mating at Seef’s Pan.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard resting in the Marikeng at Old Bore Hole.

 

 

 

Weekly Big Five Sightings 14-20 October

 

Monday, 014 October 2024

(39°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South from Central Road.
  • Breeding herd of ten elephants drinking at Simbambili Dam.
  • Breeding herd of approximately fifty buffalo on Simbambili Driveway.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard mobile North from Knob Thorn Open.
  • Five lioness mobile North from Jacana Open Area.

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

(20°C)

  • Five Nkuhuma lioness and one sub adult male stationary on Kudu Drift.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard stationary in the Manyaleti River in front of Elephant Plains.
  • Three Kambula male lions mobile South from Seefs Pan.

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

(25°C)

  • Three male elephants, feeding along Horse Shoe West.
  • Three Nkuhuma lioness, sleeping on Maddash Marula Bolt junction.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard sleeping at Elephant Plains open area.
  • A breeding herd of four hundred buffalo, crossing into the Manyeleti Game reserve from Jacana Dam.

Thursday, 17 October 2024

(31°C)

  • One Kambula male lion, sleeping in Philemon’s Dip.
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, drinking at big dam.
  • A breeding herd of about three hundred buffalo, drinking at Big Dam.
  • Mokhomsava, the female leopard sleeping at Big Dam.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East from Maru Bolt North.
  • A breeding herd of four hundred buffalo, resting on Kudu Drift and Leopard Drift junction.

Friday, 18 October 2024

(31°C)

  • A pack of eleven wild dogs, sleeping on Safari Donga North.
  • One Kambula male lion, sleeping on Magic Willy Road.
  • One Mantimahle male lion, sleeping on Round Leaf Teak junction with Cruz Camp Cutline.
  • Five unknown lionesses, sleeping on East-West Cutline.
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, drinking at Elephant Plains watering hole.

Saturday, 19 October 2024

(36°C)

  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard feeding on an impala North of the transformer on MMM.
  • A breeding herd of ten elephants, drinking at Elephant plains watering hole.
  • Nhenhe, the young male leopard drinking at Red Dam.

Sunday, 20 October 2024

(32°C)

  • A breeding herd of around one hundred buffalo, drinking at Simbambili watering hole.
  • A breeding herd of twenty elephants, feeding at Bush Camp Pan.
  • Mzemba, the male leopard sleeping in a marula treen on the Torchwood/Buffelshoek Cutline.

 

 

Weekly Big Five Sightings 7 – 13 October 2024

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.

Weekly Big Five 30 September – 06 October

 

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.

 

Weekly Big Five Sightings 23-29 September 2024

 

Game viewer enjoying a sighting of elephantsMonday, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

big 5 sightings 16th-22nd September

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.

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