Big 5 Sightings 26 October to 01 November 2015

by | Nov 3, 2015 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 2 comments

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see a new born elephant calf moving around with the herd. The herd stopped a lot for the baby just to rest after moving so far. Every time they move or stop its mother will touch the baby with her trunk letting him/her know everything is fine.

Baby elephant - Morné Fouché

Baby elephant – Morné Fouché

Monday, 26 October 2015
(30ºC)

  • Four sub adult lions of the Tsalala lion pride resting on Safari Dam wall
  • Six sub adult lions of the Breakaway lion pride resting on Ekiso
  • A pack of 14 wild dogs feeding on an impala kill on Matimba Road
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at Rampan
  • Seven buffalo bulls resting on EP airstrip
  • Six lions of the Breakaway lion pride resting on Robson’s boundary
  • An unknown female leopard and her cub moving south from Impala Road
  • Seven elephant bulls feeding on EP driveway
  • Three lionesses of the Tsalala lion pride resting on Big Dam Link South
  • One buffalo bull resting on Kuala Bear Road

 

Tuesday, 27 October 2015
(25ºC, 7mm rain)

  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Madash Road
  • Five Birmingham male lions resting on Delta South Road
  • Ten buffalo bulls resting on Simbambili firebreak
  • Twelve buffalo bulls feeding on Seepline Road
  • Another breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding on MMM South
  • Tree wild dogs moving south on Little Gowrie/Hoffman cutline
  • Two elephant bulls drinking water at Treehouse Pan

 

Wednesday, 28 October 2015
(26ºC)

  • Salayexe, the female leopard, feeding on a bushbuck kill on Pungwe Island
  • A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on EP/Simbambili cutline
  • Seven buffalo bulls resting on our southern boundary
  • One unknown female leopard moving west from Saseka Road
  • Tsakani, the female leopard, stalking impalas on Big Dam Link North
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Saseka
  • Salayexe, the female leopard’s cub, resting at Old Bushcamp
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding around Shirley’s Crossing
  • Seven buffalo bulls resting at Puff adder view point

 

Birmingham male - Morné Fouché

Birmingham male – Morné Fouché

Thursday, 29 October 2015
(27ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Kudu Drift
  • A pack of fourteen wild dogs resting on Simbambili firebreak
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Mutzenzeleke Road
  • Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on Sawmill Road
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on One Eye Pan Road
  • Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Drongo South
  • Five Birmingham male lions attacking a spotted hyena on A Main
  • Four buffalo bulls resting on MMM North
  • Six buffalo bulls resting on our southern boundary
  • Nsele, the female leopard, moving north from Ikiso
  • One elephant bull feeding on A Main
  • Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Rhino Ring North

 

Friday, 30 October 2015

(28ºC)

  • Four Birmingham male lions resting on Ellie Alley
  • Five buffalo bulls feeding at Rampan
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Jerry Drive
  • Shadow, the female leopard, feeding on a steenbok kill on Tsololo Road
  • A breeding herd of about twenty buffalo drinking water at Simbambili open area
  • Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Simbambili firebreak
  • One elephant bull feeding on EP airstrip
  • Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on EP open area

 

Saturday, 31 October 2015

(35ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Sawmill Road
  • Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on a duiker kill on EP Driveway
  • Two elephant bulls feeding on Xinzele Road
  • Four Birmingham male lions resting at Worsboom Crossing
  • Ten buffalo bulls resting on Simbambili firebreak
  • Tingana, the male leopard, mating with Kurula, the female leopard, at Red Dam
Buffalo bull - Morné Fouché

Buffalo bull – Morné Fouché

Sunday, 01 November 2015

(34ºC)

  • Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub still feeding on their duiker kill on EP driveway
  • Tingana, the male leopard, and Kurula, the female leopard, still mating at Red Dam
  • A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Southern Fork Road
  • Another breeding herd of about forty elephants drinking water at Safari Dam
  • Seven buffalo bulls resting at Simbambili Dam
  • Another breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding on Matundaluka Pan

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