Big 5 Sightings 17 – 23 December 2012

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see Salayexe’s six month old cub killing her first juvenile grey duiker. For a six month old cub this is a big step as leopard cubs will normally only kill live prey at around 9-10 months of age

Salayexe's cub with her kill - Willie Woest

Monday, 17 December 2012

(29ºC)

• Shadow, the female leopard, walking northeast from Road 7
• Two buffalo bulls feeding on the Northern side of Shirley’s open area
• Eleven wild dogs moving South over our southern boundary
• Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, feeding on a duiker kill around 16th Crossing Road

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

(31ºC)

• Three older Tsalala lionesses with the two sub-adult female cubs, resting on EP open area and four hyenas moving around them
• Salayexe, the female leopard, walking north on Madash Road
• A breeding herd of about twenty five elephants feeding on Gowrie Main
• Three buffalo bulls resting on Eastern Bank Manyeleti

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

(28ºC)

• The three older Tsalala lionesses and the two sub adult female cubs resting on Sixes Road
• A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Rhino Ring North
• One buffalo bull resting in the water at Kraaines
• Tingana, the male leopard, moving south on Saseka Road
• Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Shirley’s open area

Tsalala sub adults drinking - Willie Woest

Thursday, 20 December 2012

(30ºC)

• Two buffalo bulls feeding on the Southern side of Serengeti Manyeleti Crossing
• Tingana, the male leopard, moving east from EP Old Driveway
• A breeding herd of about seven elephants feeding on Mamba Road
• Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on Xinzele Road
• A sub adult Nkuhuma male lion resting on EP Old Driveway

Friday, 21 December 2012

(33ºC)

• Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, feeding on a juvenile grey duiker kill on Marula Bult
• Tingana, the male leopard, drinking water on Grasscut Road
• One male elephant feeding on Ngala open area
• Three buffalo bulls feeding on Marula Bult Road

Saturday, 22 December 2012

(33ºC)

• Two buffalo bulls resting close to Rampan
• Four buffalo bulls resting in the water at Serengeti Pan
• A breeding herd of about 30 elephant drinking water at Serengeti Pan
• Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, resting close to Eagle Owl Crossing

Buffalo bull - Morné Fouché

Sunday, 23 December 2012

(33ºC)

• Salayexe, the female leopard, feeding on a juvenile warthog kill close to Serengeti Pan
• Tingana, the male leopard, feeding on a grey duiker kill on Sixes Road
• One buffalo bull feeding on the southern side of Serengeti Manyeleti Crossing