The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see a female cheetah on game drive moving around on Elephant Plains’ property.
Monday, 6 July 2015
(25ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 400 buffaloes moving east from MMM South
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Bushcamp East
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub, resting at the den inside the Manyeleti Crossing
- Shadow, the female leopard’s cub, resting on MMM North
- Two buffalo bulls resting on Xinzele Road
- Ten buffalo bulls resting at Picanini Utah Dam
- A breeding herd of thirty elephants feeding on Guarri Central
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
(22ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub, resting at their den site close to EP driveway
- Three buffalo bulls feeding on EP Driveway
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Shirley`s open area
- The Breakaway lion pride feasting on a buffalo kill at Picanini Utah Dam
- Anderson, the male leopard, resting in EP/ Manyeleti Crossing
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
(23ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub, playing around the den site at EP Driveway
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on EP open area
- Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding around Eagle Owl Crossing
- The Breakaway lion pride resting on Guarri Central
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants moving north from Broken Dam
- One female cheetah stalking impala on Guarri Central
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding Guarri Central
Thursday, 9 July 2015
(22ºC)
- The Breakaway lion pride killing a giraffe on Kuala Bear Road
- One Styx male lion resting on Mfezi open area
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP open area
- Nsele, the female leopard, moving west on Ekiso Road
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on EP driveway
- Shadow, the female leopard, moving south from Central Road
- Three elephant bulls feeding on Wetpatch Road
Friday, 10 July 2015
(22ºC)
- The Breakaway lion pride were joined by a Styx male lion at the giraffe kill on Kuala Bear Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, resting at Red Dam
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub, resting on EP Driveway
- Two buffalo bulls feeding around Red Dam
- A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on Madash Road
- Anderson, the male leopard, moving west from Madash Road
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on A-main
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhino Ring West
Saturday, 11 July 2015
(23ºC)
- The Breakaway lion pride and two Styx male lions, still on their giraffe kill on Kuala Bear Road
- Eight buffalo bulls feeding on Simbambili firebreak
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Marula Bult Central
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub, resting on EP Driveway
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Puff Adder Road
- Another breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on Bushcamp East
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on our Western boundary
Sunday, 12 July 2015
(25ºC)
- The Breakaway lion pride resting at Serengeti/Manyeleti Crossing
- The Ximhungwe lion pride killing two impalas on Simbambili firebreak
- The Styx lion pride resting east of Chitwa airstrip
- A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding around Leeukuil
- Salayexe, the female leopard, stalking and killing a cane rat on Simbambili open area
- Two Matimba male lions resting at Treehouse Pan
- Thirty buffalo bulls feeding at Simbambili Dam
- Ten buffalo bulls feeding on Annette`s/Wessel`s cutline