The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see the two Majingi male lions and the three Tsalala lioness resting on Madash Road!
Monday, 6 May 2013
(23ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Grasscut Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, moving south from Land Cruiser Crossing
- Styx female pride of lions resting east of Safari airstrip
- One elephant bull feeding on MMM South
- Three Tsalala lioness moving north of Guarri Central
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
(24ºC)
- Nine wild dogs hunting impalas at EP open area
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving east from EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Lamula, the male leopard, moving east from Tamboti open area
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Leopard Drift
- Tsalala female lions resting at Kraaines Dam
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
(26ºC)
- Tsalala female lions still resting at Kraaines Dam
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding north of Kraaines Dam
- One buffalo bull feeding on Madash Road
- Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Sawmill Road
Thursday, 9 May 2013
(27ºC)
- Two Majingi male lions and three Tsalala lioness resting on Madash Road
- One elephant bull feeding on Gowrie Main
- Lamula, the male leopard and an unknown male leopard, having a standoff on our Southern boundary
- One male cheetah with a juvenile kudu kill on Chitwa open area
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding and drinking water at Leeukuil
- Salayexe, the female leopard, scent marking on Bushcamp East
Friday, 10 May 2013
(23ºC)
- A breeding herd of about sixty elephants feeding and drinking water at Leeukuil
- Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on A-main
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhino Ring North
- Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, playing on Eastern Bank Manyeleti
- One sub adult lioness of the Tsalala pride resting on EP drive way
- Lamula, the male leopard, scent marking on Grasscut Road
- Moya, the female leopard, moving west on Seepline Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving west on Wetpatch Road
- One buffalo bull feeding on Pungwe Island
Saturday, 11 May 2013
(26ºC, 15mm rain)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, drinking water at Serengeti Pan
- One buffalo bull feeding on Madash Road
- A pack of five wild dogs moving west on our Southern boundary
- A breeding herd of about fifty elephants drinking water at Leeukuil
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding north of Zimba Bridge
- One buffalo bull resting in the dry Manyeleti river bed close to Serengeti Pan
Sunday, 12 May 2013
(25ºC)
- A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on Marula Bult
- One buffalo feeding on A-main close to Milkberry Road
- Thandi, the female leopard and her two cubs, playing on One Eye Pan Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, hunting impala on Guarri Central