{"id":11408,"date":"2026-05-23T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/?p=11408"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:00:37","slug":"weekly-big-five-sightings-11-17-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/2026\/05\/weekly-big-five-sightings-11-17-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Big Five Sightings  11-17 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11409\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nkuhuma-cub-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11409\" class=\"wp-image-11409 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nkuhuma-cub-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nkuhuma-cub-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nkuhuma-cub-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nkuhuma cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Monday, 11 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(31\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with the Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults, stationary at the northern end of Arathusa airstrip.<\/li>\n<li>Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs on an impala kill, west of impala road\/Vuyatela access.<\/li>\n<li>One honey badger on Zoe\u2019s Road.<\/li>\n<li>A pack of six African Wild Dogs, stationary east of Eastern Bank Manyeleti.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of eight elephants, stationary at 2<sup>nd<\/sup> windmill mud wallows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuesday, 12 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(32\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east on the Arathusa\/Simbambili cutline.<\/li>\n<li>Tiyani, the female leopard, being chased into a tree by a pack of six African Wild Dogs on Leadwood\/Ximungwe.<\/li>\n<li>The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, on an impala kill between Wetpatch\/Cutline and Marula Built South.<\/li>\n<li>Two elephant bulls feeding along lion cage road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday, 13 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(33\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, resting on the cutline north of Marula Bult South.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 50 buffalo mobile northeast from Leadwood\/Ximungwe.<\/li>\n<li>A pack of 6 African Wild Dogs, mobile northeast from Arathusa Aistrip.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 30 elephants feeding along Arathusa\/Shirley\u2019s cutline.<\/li>\n<li>Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary in a drainage line north of Rhulani.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11410\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tiyani-and-cub-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11410\" class=\"wp-image-11410 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tiyani-and-cub-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tiyani-and-cub-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tiyani-and-cub-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiyani and Mahlowasi. Photo br Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thursday, 14 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west along the fence line from EP driveway.<\/li>\n<li>Hlambela, the male leopard, static on Rocky Road.<\/li>\n<li>Group of seven spotted hyenas, resting on Gaurri Central.<\/li>\n<li>Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2<sup>nd<\/sup> windmill crossing.<\/li>\n<li>Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with seven Nkuhuma lionesses, west of Ellie Alley\/Parallel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday, 15 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(28\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary on One Eye Pan road.<\/li>\n<li>Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2<sup>nd<\/sup> windmill crossing.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephant mobile west from Wet Patch.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 10 elephants feeding along Eastern Bank Manyeleti.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 20 buffalo mobile north between Tsalala and Eastern Bank Manyeleti.<\/li>\n<li>Tiyani, the female leopard, with her cub Mahlowasi stationary east of Simbambili lodge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday, 16 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six sub adult\u2019s stationary on Arathusa Main Road, west of Big Dam.<\/li>\n<li>Xidulu, the female leopard, on an impala kill with her two cubs. North of Mehluane.<\/li>\n<li>Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west from Guarri Central\/Tamboti Thicket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11411\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xidulu-and-cub-paws-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11411\" class=\"wp-image-11411 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xidulu-and-cub-paws-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xidulu-and-cub-paws-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/xidulu-and-cub-paws-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xidulu and cub having a playful moment. 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