The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see Shadow, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Safari Donga South.
Monday, 30 March 2015
(29ºC)
- Shadow, the female leopard, her cub, and Tingana, the male leopard, on an impala kill on Parallel Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on EP airstrip
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Parallel Road
- One buffalo bull resting at Leeukuil Pan
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
(28ºC)
- Two Styx female lions resting on Wessels/Hoffmans cutline
- Mvula, the male leopard, resting east of Ingwe Pan
- Shadow, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Safari Donga South
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving west on Simbambili Firebreak
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants drinking water at Simbambili Dam
- Three buffalo bulls resting at Simbambili Dam
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
(30ºC)
- Two Styx female lions resting on White Cloth open area
- Bahuti, the male leopard, resting at Mhisi Mati
- Shadow, the female leopard, moving east from Airport Link Road
- One buffalo bull resting at Red Dam
Thursday, 2 April 2015
(28ºC)
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving north/east from Track South
- One buffalo bull resting at Big Dam
- One bull elephant feeding on Buchcamp East
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving east on EP airstrip
- Two Styx female lions feeding on an impala kill south of Mhisi Mati
Friday, 3 April 2015
(29ºC)
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding on Drongo South
- Kwatile’s young female leopard cub moving south on Grasscut Road
- A breeding herd of about 80 buffalos resting on Our Southern Boundary
- Five buffalo bulls resting on Parallel Road
- Bahuti, the male leopard, resting on MMM North
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Pan To Pan Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on Pump House Road
- Four buffalo bulls resting at Red Dam
Saturday, 4 April 2015
(29ºC)
- Anderson, the male leopard, and Tingana, the male leopard, having a stand off with Shadow, the female leopard, close by on Road 7
- Nsele, the female leopard, resting on Mamba Road
- Two Styx female lions resting at Treehouse Pan
- Mvula, the male leopard, mating with Kwatile, the female leopard, north of Gowrie Main
Sunday, 5 April 2015
(30ºC, 1mm)
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving south from Simbambili open area
- One buffalo bull resting on Rhulani Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting in a tree after hyenas stole her impala kill on EP/Shirley’s cutline
- The Tsalala lion pride resting at Kraaines Pan
- One buffalo bull resting at Kraaines Pan
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on EP open area