{"id":11461,"date":"2026-08-02T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/?p=11461"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:50:37","slug":"weekly-big-five-sightings-27-july-2-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/2026\/08\/weekly-big-five-sightings-27-july-2-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Big Five Sightings  27 July \u2013 2 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11464\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11464\" class=\"wp-image-11464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zebra-sunrise-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zebra Sunrise. Photo by Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Monday, 27 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(27\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiyani, the female leopard. Stationary at Simbambili Dam.<\/li>\n<li>A pack of eight African Wild Dogs mobile east from Simbambili Dam.<\/li>\n<li>One Ndzhenga male lion, mobile from Arathusa Safari Airport link toward Magic Willie.<\/li>\n<li>Three elephant bulls feeding on Shortcut Wetpatch.<\/li>\n<li>Two buffalo bulls wallowing north of Jacana Dam<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of approximately 100 buffalo on Poacher\u2019s Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuesday, 28 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two lionesses and five sub adults, mobile west from Big Dam.<\/li>\n<li>One cub of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary on Safari Donga South.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday, 29 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loloyiso, the female leopard, mobile east from Serengeti Open Area.<\/li>\n<li>Makhomsava, the female leopard, with a duiker kill stolen by an Unknown male leopard on Leopard Drift\/Arathusa Main Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11465\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11465\" class=\"wp-image-11465 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ndhzenga-male-on-buff-kill-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ndzhenga Male lion on a Buffalo kill. Photo by Nicholas Greeff.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thursday, 30 July 2026<\/p>\n<p>(20\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two elephant bulls mobile south on Madash\/Cutline<\/li>\n<li>The Nkuhuma pride of lions, consisting of seven lionesses and ten cubs stationary on Taxons Road, Djuma.<\/li>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile southeast from EP Driveway.<\/li>\n<li>One elephant bull drinking at Safari Dam.<\/li>\n<li>Ten elephants mobile south from Xigodi Pan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday, 31 July 202<\/p>\n<p>(24\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile north from Safari\/Simbambili Cutline.<\/li>\n<li>Three buffalo bulls stationary south of Woodpile.<\/li>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, with an impala kill on Francolin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday, 1 August 2026<\/p>\n<p>(24\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, with an impala kill on Francolin. Joined by Mahlowasi, the female leopard.\n<ul>\n<li>PM Drive Hlambela, the male leopard, was chased away from the area by Tortoise Pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A breeding herd of eight elephants drinking at Big Dam.<\/li>\n<li>Two female Cheetah, north of Vrystaat Clearing.<\/li>\n<li>A pack of eight African Wild Dogs stationary on Elephant Plains Airstrip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_11462\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11462\" class=\"wp-image-11462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/elephantplains.co.za\/big-5-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nkuhuma-lioness-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nkuhuma lioness. Photo by Nicholas Greeff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sunday, 2 August 2026<\/p>\n<p>(26\u00b0C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nkuhuma pride of lions, consisting of seven lionesses and ten cubs, finishing a waterbuck kill on Hardekool Access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 27 July 2026 (27\u00b0C) Tiyani, the female leopard. Stationary at Simbambili Dam. A pack of eight African Wild Dogs mobile east from Simbambili Dam. One Ndzhenga male lion, mobile from Arathusa Safari Airport link toward Magic Willie. Three elephant bulls feeding on Shortcut Wetpatch. 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