Big 5 Sightings 03 to 09 March 2014

by | Mar 10, 2014 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 0 comments

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see twelve wild dogs hunting impalas on A-main.

 

African wild dogs - Louis Liversage

African wild dogs – Louis Liversage

Monday, 3 March 2014

(24ºC, 39mm rain)

  •  Three Majingi male lions feeding on a juvenile buffalo kill on A-main
  • One buffalo bull resting in the water at Big Dam
  • Tingana, the male leopard, resting close to EP Lodge
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP airstrip
  • Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on One Eye Pan Road
  • Twelve wild dogs moving east on A-main
  • Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP open area

 

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

(30ºC, 200mm rain)

  •  A young Robsons male leopard moving west from Rhino Ring East
  • Twelve wild dogs moving west on Simbambili Firebreak
  • Salayexe, the female leopard, resting up in a tree on EP driveway

 

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

(30ºC, 85mm rain)

  •  Twelve wild dogs feeding on an impala kill on Francolin Road
  • One buffalo bull feeding on EP driveway
  • Two sub adult Styx male lions and two sub adult Styx female lions resting on Safari driveway
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Simbambili Firebreak
  • One elephant bull moving east from EP driveway

 

Elephant bull - Louis Liversage

Elephant bull – Louis Liversage

Thursday, 6 March 2014

(27ºC, 8mm rain)

  •  One elephant bull feeding west of Kraaines Pan
  • Four buffalo bulls resting at Poacher’s Corner
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Rocky Road

 

Friday, 7 March 2014

(32ºC)

  •  A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on MMM-North
  • A young Robsons male leopard resting at Serengeti/Manyeleti Crossing
  • One buffalo bull resting at Poacher’s Corner
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP airstrip

Saturday, 8 March 2014

(32ºC, 3mm rain)

  •  One elephant bull feeding on MMM-North
  • One Styx female lion resting on MMM-South
  • Twelve wild dogs hunting on Safari airstrip
  • One buffalo bull feeding on Simbambili Firebreak
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on MMM-North

 

Majingi male lions - Louis Liversage

Majingi male lions – Louis Liversage

Sunday, 9 March 2014

(32ºC, 3mm rain)

  •  Salayexe, the female leopard, moving east from EP driveway
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP driveway
  • One buffalo bull resting at Rhino Pan

 

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