Once more our Big 5 highlight of the week consisted of cats! One of the Tsalala lionesses chased an unknown male leopard up a tree. After being cornered like this for a while the leopard decided to take his chances, jumped out of the tree, flew through the air and ran into the surrounding bush.
Monday, 16 May 2011
(26°C)
- One Tsalala pride female as well as a Majingi male lion contact calling close to Sawmill open area
- Salayexe the leopard in a tree on the western side of EP airstrip
- Mati the leopard, feeding on a buffalo kill, north of Shirley’s / EP cutline
- Londoz the rhino feeding on Safari airstrip
- Mafufunyana the leopard resting at Buffalo Pan
- Four buffalo bulls resting on Arathusa Main Road
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding at Zimba Bridge
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
(23°C)
- One male leopard in a tree close to The Rocks while a female lioness stood at the bottom
- Mati still feeding on the buffalo kill
- Utah the rhino feeding on EP driveway
- One Tsalala female contact calling on EP airstrip
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Madashi Road
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
(28°C, 2 mm rain)
- A breeding herd of about 200 buffaloes drinking water at Boundary Pan
- Mati the leopard moving south on Marula Bult South
- Two buffalo bulls feeding at Serengeti Pan
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on EP driveway
- A breeding herd of about 100 buffalo feeding on Rhino Ring East
- One male leopard moving south at Wetpatch
- Nita the leopard resting at Baboon Pan
- Mvula the leopard moving south from Chitwa open area
Thursday, 19 May 2011
(27°C)
- Two Styx pride lionesses resting at Treehouse Pan
- Mati the leopard resting at The Rocks
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Kudu Drift
- Three rhinos resting on Gowrie Main
- Mafufunyana the leopard sleeping in a tree on Lucas open area
Friday, 20 May 2011
(33°C)
- Three Styx lionesses sleeping on Ingwe open area
- Mati the leopard hunting impala on Serengeti open area
- Seven buffalo bulls resting south of Serengeti Pan
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Madashi Road
- Londoz moving north from Shirley’s / Safari cutline
Saturday, 21 May 2011
(27°C)
- Mafufunyana resting west of Safari airstrip
- Mati stealing Salayexe’s duiker kill on Rhino Ring West
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Kudu Drift
- Six buffalo bulls feeding at Serengeti
Sunday, 22 May 2011
(26°C)
- One cheetah resting on Chitwa airstrip
- One elephant bull feeding on EP driveway
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Rampan open area
- Mati the leopard still feeding on the kill on Rhino Ring West
- A breeding herd of buffalo feeding on Bushcamp East