Big 5 Sightings 09 – 15 July 2012

Our Big 5 highlight of the week would definitely be watching the young Styx male lion stealing an impala kill from six hyenas. Watching the interaction between them was a truly special experience.

Young Styx male - Morné Fouché

Monday, 09 July 2012

(18 °C)

• A breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding around Zimba Bridge
• One wild dog contact calling on Safari airstrip
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Kuala Bear Road, close to Grizzly Bear Crossing

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

(27 °C)

• Salayexe the female leopard scent marking on A-Main, while moving north
• A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding on A-Main
• The young Styx male lion resting just north of the hyena den
• A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding around Rhino Pan
• Three buffalo bulls feeding and drinking water at Seef’s Pan
• Salayexe, chasing another female leopard, Shadow, from Pungwe Island, while being followed by Tingana the male leopard.

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

(28 °C)

• One young Tsalala female lion resting on a termite mound on Hawk Eagle Road
• Salayexe the leopard scent marking east of Zimba Bridge
• Eight buffalo bulls feeding around Rhino Pan
• One elephant bull feeding close to EP Manyeleti Crossing
• The young Styx male stealing an impala kill from six hyenas on Gwarri Central
• Tingana and Shadow the leopards, mating on Jerry Drive

Ellies in front of EP - Morné Fouché

Thursday, 12 July 2012

(27 °C)

• A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding on EP / Simbambili cutline
• Three buffalo bulls feeding and drinking water around Leeukuil
• Tingana and Shadow the leopards still mating on Bushcamp East
• The Styx pride of lions resting on Red Ivory Extension Road

Friday, 13 July 2012

(22 °C)

• Salayexe scent marking on Marula Bult, moving north towards Fourway junction north
• A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding around Gaby’s course way
• One elephant bull feeding on Hawk Eagle Road
• Tingana the leopard scent marking on A-Main

Saturday, 14 July 2012

(28 °C)

• The Styx male lion resting south of Xinzele Road
• One unknown young male leopard resting on Solar Panel Road
• Kwatile the female leopard stalking and killing a grey duiker close to Londoz Drift

Three hyena pups - Morné Fouché

Sunday, 15 July 2012

(23 °C)

• Kwatile the female leopard still feeding on her duiker kill
• Fifteen buffalo bulls feeding west of Little Gowrie driveway
• Two leopards, Tingana and Kurula mating on Milkberry Road