The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see the pack of fourteen wild dogs playing and interacting right next to the vehicle. This pack has three adults and a remarkable eleven pups.
Monday, 19 October 2015
(32ºC)
- Five young lionesses and one young male lion of the Breakaway lion pride, stalking a herd of about 400 buffaloes on Rocky Road
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Shirley’s open area
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rocky Road
- Another breeding herd of about fifty buffaloes resting close to Treehouse Pan
- Three Birmingham male lions resting south of Treehouse Pan
- Tingana, the male leopard, feeding on an impala kill on Grasscut Road
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants drinking water at Safari Dam
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
(35ºC)
- Shadow, the female leopard, mating with Tingana, the male leopard on Madash Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP open area
- One Birmingham male lion mating with one Styx lioness at Ingwe open area
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Horseshoe West
- One buffalo bull feeding around Big Dam
- Mvula, the male leopard, scent marking on Majingi open area
- A breeding herd of about fifty buffaloes resting on MMM North
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Gowrie Main
- Another breeding herd of about 200 buffaloes feeding around Pungwe Pan
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
(30ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Drongo North
- Five buffalo bulls resting in the water at Kraaines
- Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants drinking water at EP open area
- Five lions of the Tsalala lion pride resting at Serengeti Pan
- Eight buffalo bulls feeding on Chestnut open area
- Five buffalo bulls feeding on Rhino Pan Road
- Two buffalo bulls drinking water at Kraaines
- Shadow, the female leopard, mating with Tingana, the male leopard at Red Dam
Thursday, 22 October 2015
(28ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on our southern boundary
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on A-main
- Ten buffalo bulls feeding on MMM South
- Kwatile, the female leopard, resting on MMM South
- Three elephant bulls feeding on MMM South
- Four Birmingham male lions and one lioness resting on Majingi open area
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on a grey duiker kill east of EP airstrip
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at Serengeti/Manyeleti Crossing
- Five lions of the Tsalala lion pride resting close to Rhino Pan
- Five buffalo bulls resting at Kraaines Pan
- Seven buffalo bulls feeding on our southern boundary
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants drinking water at Big Dam
Friday, 23 October 2015
(30ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub still feeding on the duiker kill east of EP airstrip
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding close to Big Dam
- Another breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding at Grissly Bear Crossing
- Eight buffalo bulls feeding on Rocky Road
- Another breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on Leopard Drift
- Five buffalo bulls resting at Kraaines
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at EP airstrip
Saturday, 24 October 2015
(29ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub moving east from Bushcamp East
- A pack of about fourteen wild dogs resting at Red Dam
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Safari driveway
- One elephant bull resting on MMM North
- A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at Serengeti/Manyeleti Crossing
- A breeding herd of about 400 buffaloes feeding on EP/Simbambili cutline
- Five buffalo bulls resting in the water at Kraaines Pan
- Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Madash Road
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Methlowani open area
Sunday, 25 October 2015
(32ºC)
- Two buffalo bulls resting on Ekiso Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub playing south of Kimbian’s Crossing
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding and drinking water on EP open area
- Another breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on Milkberry Road
- A pack of fourteen wild dogs playing around at Red Dam
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on a bushbuck kill on Kuala Bear Road
- Another breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding on Simbambili firebreak