The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see Tingana, the male leopard, drinking water in a river bed.
Monday, 17 March 2014
(33ºC, 1mm rain)
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at Rampan open area
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving north from EP/Simbambili cutline
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
(25ºC)
- One elephant bull feeding on EP/Shirley’s cutline
- The Styx lion pride resting on Road 7
- One elephant bull feeding on Rhino Ring North
- Kurula, the female leopard, feeding on a kudu kill with her two male cubs east of Lucas open area
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
(33ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on A-main
- The Styx lion pride feeding on an impala kill at Simbambili open area
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving west from Simbambili Dam
Thursday, 20 March 2014
(28ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhino Ring West
- Salayexe, the female leopard, feeding on a bushbuck kill at Pungwe Crossing
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving south from Land Cruiser Crossing
Friday, 21 March 2014
(26ºC)
- One buffalo bull resting at Serengeti/Manyeleti Crossing
- The Styx lion pride resting on Safari airstrip
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP/Shirley’s cutline
- Tingana, the male leopard, stalking impalas on EP open area
Saturday, 22 March 2014
(29ºC)
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving north on Guarri Central
- One buffalo bull resting in EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- The Styx lion pride resting west of Eastern Bank Marikeng
Sunday, 23 March 2014
(33ºC)
- One buffalo bull resting in EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Mvula, the male leopard, mating with Shadow, the female leopard east of Chitwa Chitwa driveway
- Twelve wild dogs resting on Gowrie Main
- The Styx lion pride resting north of 2nd Windmill Pan
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving north from Zebra Drive
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Grasscut Road