The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see the two Tsalala female lions with their four young cubs.
Monday, 28 October 2013
(28ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Puff adder Road
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on Rhino Ring North
- Six buffalo bulls feeding on Kudu Drift
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding on Rhino Ring West
- Mvula, the male leopard, still feeding on the waterbuck kill on Hammerkop Nest Road
- Ten buffalo bulls feeding on Seepline Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP driveway
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
(28ºC)
- Lamula, the male leopard, resting close to Big Dam
- One elephant bull feeding on Madash Road
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on Kuala Bear Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, scent marking on EP driveway
- Three buffalo bulls feeding around Poacher’s Corner
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
(32ºC, 40mm rain)
- Two Majingi male lions with the two Tsalala lionesses and their four cubs resting on our Southern boundary
- Ten buffalo bulls feeding on Mfezi open area
- One elephant bull feeding on Kudu Drift
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding and drinking water on EP open area
- Mvula, the male leopard, with a juvenile steenbuck kill on Airport Link Road
Thursday, 31 October 2013
(39ºC)
- One elephant bull feeding on A-main Road
- Xivambalana, the young male leopard, with a female impala kill on Wessels/Little Gowrie cutline
- One buffalo bull feeding around Leeukuil Pan
- Ten buffalo bulls feeding on Madash Road
- Two elephant bulls feeding on Xinzele Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhulani Road
Friday, 01 November 2013
(33ºC, 6mm rain)
- Xivambalana, the young male leopard, still feeding on the female impala kill on Wessels/Little Gowrie cutline
- One buffalo bull resting on Bushcamp East
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding north of EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding close to Eagle Owl Crossing
- Salayexe, the female leopard, stalking impalas on Guarri Central
Saturday, 02 November 2013
(25ºC)
- Three buffalo bulls resting on Marula Bult Central
- Six buffalo bulls feeding on Rocky Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Saseka Road
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Saseka Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on Madash Road
Sunday, 03 November 2013
(26ºC)
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Marula Bult Central
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on Lost Track
- Three buffalo bulls feeding on MMM North
- Tingana, the male leopard, stalking and killing a juvenile bushbuck north of Tamboti Crossing
- Salayexe, the female leopard, scent marking around Horseshoe open area
- One elephant bull feeding in EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Xinzele Road
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Methlowani open area