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.
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
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
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