Big 5 Sightings 28 April to 04 May 2014

by | May 5, 2014 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 1 comment

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see twelve wild dogs hunting and killing a bushbuck on Mamba Road.

 

African wild dog - Louis Liversage Highlight  of the week

African wild dog – Louis Liversage Highlight of the week

Monday, 28 April 2014

(24ºC)

  • The Styx lion pride resting north of Safari driveway
  • Shadow, the female leopard, moving north with her cub from Seef’s Pan Road
  • Mvula, the male leopard, moving west from Gowrie Main
  • Two elephant bulls feeding on EP/Manyeleti cutline
  • One buffalo bull feeding on A-main

 

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

(29ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding north on MMM-South
  • Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Big Dam Link South
  • The Styx lion pride hunting a blue wildebeest around 2nd Windmill
  • Twelve wild dogs hunting and killing a bushbuck on Mamba Road
  • Three buffalo bulls resting on Kudu Drift

 

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

(26ºC)

  • Twelve wild dogs moving north on Madash Road
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Southern Fork Road
  • The Styx lion pride resting at Knobthorn open area
  • Kurula, the female leopard’s two cubs, hunting impalas on Little Gowrie open area
  • Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Safari driveway

 

Styx male lion - Louis Liversage

Styx male lion – Louis Liversage

Thursday, 1 May 2014

(28ºC)

  • The Styx lion pride feeding on two buffalo kills on Southern Fork Road
  • Mvula, the male leopard, mating with Thandi, the female leopard on Wessels/Little Gowrie cutline
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding around Baboon Pan
  • Bawuti, the young male leopard, hunting warthogs south of Baboon Pan
  • One buffalo bull feeding south of Gowrie Main
  • Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on MMM North

 

Friday, 2 May 2014

(26ºC)

  • The Styx lion pride feeding on two buffalo kills on Southern Fork
  • A breeding herd of about five elephants moving west from Southern Fork Road
  • Shadow, the female leopard, moving south on Jerry Drive

Saturday, 3 May 2014

(28ºC)

  • The Styx lion pride feeding on two buffalo kills on Southern Fork Road
  • Lamula, the male leopard, resting in the Manyeleti River south of Serengeti Manyeleti Crossing
  • Two buffalo bulls resting on Our Southern Boundary
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Seef’s Pan
  • Kurula’s cub feeding on an impala kill south of Wessels Crossing
Mvula and Thandi mating - Louis Liversage

Mvula and Thandi mating – Louis Liversage

Sunday, 4 May 2014

(28ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Gowrie Main
  • Kurula’s cub resting on Wessels Old driveway
  • The Styx lion pride still feeding on the two buffalo kills on Southern Fork Road

 

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