{"id":11442,"date":"2026-07-12T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/?p=11442"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:24:17","slug":"weekly-big-five-sightings-6-july-12-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/2026\/07\/weekly-big-five-sightings-6-july-12-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Big Five Sightings  6 July \u2013 12 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11444\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ndhzenga-male-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11444\" class=\"wp-image-11444 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ndhzenga-male-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ndhzenga male lion. Photo By Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Monday, 6 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(25\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard scavenged an impala kill from Langa, the female leopard and her cub with Xidulu, the female leopard sitting at the base of the tree South of Arathusa Safari Driveway.<\/li>\n<li>Mahlowasi, the female leopard East from EP Open Area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuesday, 7 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(27\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness, five cubs and the two Ndhzenga males mobile East on Central Road Djuma.<\/li>\n<li>Mahlowasi, the female leopard with a scrub hare kill on Eastern Bank Manyaleti.<\/li>\n<li>Two Imbali lioness stationary on the Manyaleti Boundary junction Lion Cage Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday, 8 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(27\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately twenty African elephants feeding at The Rocks.<\/li>\n<li>Xidulu\u2019s two cubs stationary South West of Mafufenyane Crossing.<\/li>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile North West on Balanites Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11445\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mahlowasi-termite-mound-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11445\" class=\"wp-image-11445 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mahlowasi-termite-mound-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mahlowasi-termite-mound-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mahlowasi-termite-mound-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-11445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahlowasi, the female leopard. Photo By Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thursday, 9 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xidulu\u2019s two cubs stationary North of Mafufenyane Crossing.<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of twelve African elephant feeding along Madash.<\/li>\n<li>Two Ndhzenga male lions stationary on Cheetah Cutline.<\/li>\n<li>A Pack of six African wild dogs mobile East from Twin Dams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday, 10 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(27\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two Plains Camp male lions mobile West on Sawmill.<\/li>\n<li>The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness and ten cubs feeding on a kudu bull kill at One Eye Pan Open Area.<\/li>\n<li>Hlambela, the male leopard mobile West on Sawmill Road.<\/li>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard with an impala lamb kill East of EP Driveway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday, 11 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of six lioness and ten cubs stationary East of One Eye Pan MMM North junction.<\/li>\n<li>Two honey badgers feeding along Marikeni Drive.<\/li>\n<li>Two Ndhzenga male lions mobile West on Londolozi boundary from Londoz Drift.<\/li>\n<li>Hlambela, the male leopard finishing off the remains of the impala lamb kill that he scavenged on Elephant Carcass Parallel junction.<\/li>\n<li>Two Cape buffalo feeding around Old Staff Camp Pan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11443\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nkuhuma-cub-with-buff-tail-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11443\" class=\"wp-image-11443 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nkuhuma-cub-with-buff-tail-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nkuhuma-cub-with-buff-tail-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nkuhuma-cub-with-buff-tail-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-11443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nkuhuma cub. 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