The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see all four the Majingi male lions together patrolling the boundaries of their territory
Monday, 23 December 2013
(33ºC)
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on Nyala Crossing
- Eight buffalo bulls resting at Serengeti Pan
- Four buffalo bulls resting in the mud on Kuala Bear Road
- Styx lion pride resting in Kubu Berry Crossing
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding close to Little Gowrie driveway
- Another breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Mhisi Mati
- Mvula, the male leopard, moving west from Wessels/ Hoffman’s cutline
- One pangolin moving east on Safari airstrip
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
(32ºC)
- A breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding on Grasscut Road
- Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Central Road
- One elephant bull feeding close to The Rocks
- Four buffalo bulls drinking water at Serengeti Pan
- Tingana, the male leopard, stalking impalas on Track South
- A pack of fifteen wild dogs hunting impalas around EP airstrip
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
(34ºC)
- One elephant bull drinking water at Leeukuil Pan
- Another elephant bull moving south on Little Gowrie driveway
- Four Majingi male lions drinking water south of Treehouse Pan
- A pack of fifteen wild dogs playing around Rhino Pan
- One elephant bull feeding on Kudu Drift
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Bushcamp West
Thursday, 26 December 2013
(31ºC)
- A breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding on Ngala open area
- Five buffalo bulls feeding on Pungwe Island
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhino Ring South
- Salayexe, the female leopard, hunting impala on Wetpatch Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving east on Drongo North
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding close to EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Three buffalo bulls resting in the water at Leeukuil Pan
Friday, 27 December 2013
(30ºC, 22mm rain)
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Saseka Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on MMM South
- One elephant bull feeding on Madash Road
- The Styx lion pride resting on Gowrie Main
- Bawuti, the young male leopard, moving north from Gowrie Main
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Marula Bult South
Saturday, 28 December 2013
(33ºC)
- Tingana, the male leopard, scent marking on Shortcut Wetpatch
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water at Rhino Pan
- Lamula, the male leopard, moving east from Kudu Drift
- Four buffalo bulls and a breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on our Southern boundary
- One buffalo bull feeding on Horseshoe West
- A pack of fifteen wild dogs hunting and killing impalas on Safari airstrip
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Saseka Road
- One elephant bull moving south on Central Road
Sunday, 29 December 2013
(24ºC, 72mm rain)
- A breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding on Shirley’s open area
- The Styx lion pride resting on Safari airstrip
- One unknown young male leopard moving south from Simbambili firebreak
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding in EP / Manyeleti Crossing
- Two buffalo bulls feeding close to One Eye Pan
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on A-main