Big Five Sightings 06-12 November

 

 

 

 

Monday, 6 November 2023

(34°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub were in the Manyaleti river north of Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.
  • Laluka, the female leopard with an impala kill in a tree that was stolen by Tortoise Pan, the male leopard south of Drongo North.
  • A breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape buffalo stationary near Buffelshoek Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard with an impala kill in a Marula tree east of Marula Bult South.

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

(30°C 6mm Rainfall)

  • A breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape buffalo stationary on Cheetah Cutline.
  • The Imbali male lion was stationary at Djuma Dam.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard’s cub was stationary at the den site in the Manyaleti river north of Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants feeding at Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

(26°C)

  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile east from nyala crossing.
  • One Nkuhuma lioness stationary on Gowri Main junction Rhino Cutline Link.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard was stationary on top of a termite mound west of Second Windmill Road.
  • A breeding herd of six African elephants feeding on the northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • The Torchwood pride of lions consisting of seven individual’s stationary south of Khaya Manzi Dam.
  • The Torchwood pride of lions consisting of six individuals trailing a breeding herd of approximately four hundred Cape buffalo along Rhino Cutline.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 9 November 2023

(30°C 4 mm Rainfall)

  • A breeding herd of eight African elephants having a mud bath at the mud wallows on Jerry Drive.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub were at the den site in the Manyaleti river north of Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.
  • The Elephant Palins spotted hyena den was active with three adults and five cubs.
  • Laluka, the female leopard was stationary on the Firebreak west of Pommie’s Pan Road.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard in a marula tree with a steenbok kill on Shinzele Road.
  • The Talamati Breakaway lioness was stationary on the Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline junction Sandy Patch.
  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo mobile west from Brown Ivory Road.

Friday, 10 November 2023

(26°C)

  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness and four sub adults were stationary east of Tamboti Dam.
  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo mobile west from Tripple Pan.
  • An unknown pack of sixteen African wild dogs were stationary north of Ngala open.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub were at the den site in the Manyaleti river north of Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard was mobile east along the Simbambili Elephant Plains Cutline.

Saturday,11 November 2023

(33°C)

  • One Cape buffalo bull was stationary west of Gaby’s crossing in the Firebreak.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub were at the den site in the Manyaleti river north of Elephant Plains Manyaleti crossing.
  • One African elephant bull feeding at Old Bush Camp.
  • An unknown pack of sixteen African wild dogs were stationary on the Simbambili Elephant Plains Cutline east of Tamboti crossing.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 12 November 2023

(34°C)

  • A breeding herd of twenty elephant, feeding at Poachers corner.
  • A breeding herd of ten elephants, mobile North from Londolozi boundary junction with Sasekat road.
  • The cub of Xinzele the female leopard, mobile East from Serengeti open area.

 

Big Five Sightings 30 October – 5 November

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 30 October 2023

(17°C 1 mm rain)

  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard and Langa, the female mobile north from Safari Donga North.
  • Xinzele, the female leopard and her older female cub with an impala ram kill that was stolen by spotted hyenas on Rhino Ring South.
  • Two lionesses belonging to the Torchwood pride we stationary on Squirrels View Road.
  • A breeding herd of approximately thirty African elephants were mobile north across the Manyaleti Boundary from Jordans Dam.

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

(15°C  38 mm rain)

  • the Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of seven lions went mobile south from Elephant Palins Airstrip.
  • Breeding herd of twelve African elephant’s mobile west from the Othawa Boundary.

Wednesday, 1 November 2023

(24°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile east from Marula Bult Central.
  • The Torchwood pride of lions consisting of two lioness and two sub adult males were stationary on Hyena East.
  • The Torchwood pride consisting of five lioness and the Kruger, male lion was feeding on a Cape buffalo kill at Secret Clearing.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stole a bushbuck kill from Tiyani, the female leopard south of Kimbeon’s Crossing.
  • One African elephant bull stationary feeding on Squirrels View.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 2 November 2023

(28°C)

  • The Nkhuma pride of lions consisting of nine individuals and the two Black Dam, male lion stationary on Guarri Central.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile north towards Marula Bult Four Way junction north.

Friday, 3 November 2023

(27°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and one cub stationary in the Manyaleti river south of Kimbeon’s crossing.
  • The Nkhuma pride of lions consisting of nine individuals and the two Black Dam, male lion mobile north from Second Windmill.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her male cub stationary feeding on a steenbok kill west of Pommie’s Pan.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile west from Mfezi open.
  • Tortoise pan, the male leopard and Langa, the female leopard mating east of Mehluane.

Saturday, 4 November 2023

(30°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard hunting on the Island.
  • A breeding herd of eleven African elephants’ mobile north from Serengeti crossing.
  • Tortoise pan, the male leopard and Langa, the female leopard mating west of Impala Road junction Vuyatela access.
  • The Talamati breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness and five sub adults with the Imabli male mobile west from Gaby’s open area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 5 November 2023

(31°C)

  • A breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo feeding in a northern direction from Zoe’s Road.
  • An unidentified pack of sixteen African wild dogs stationary on the Manyaleti firebreak east of Jordaan’s Dam.

Weekly Big 5 Sightings 23 – 29 October 2023

Monday, 23 October 2023

(28°C)

  • A pack of three African wild dogs, mobile west from Simbambili staff camp pan.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, feeding on a bush buck kill in a tree south of Pungwe pan.
  • A Breeding herd consisting of eight elephants, mobile south on Shimungwe.
  • An unknown coalition of three male lions, mobile north from Rebbeca’s and Zoe’s Road junction.
  • A breeding herd consisting of twenty elephants, feeding on Zoey’s Road.

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

(38°C)

  • The two Mantimahle male lions, sleeping east of Big Dam in Buffelshoek.
  • A breeding herd of twenty Cape buffalo, mobile north from Magic willie.
  • A bull elephant, mobile east along Londolozi boundary.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, mobile west from Josie road.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen Cape buffalo, drinking at Baobab dam.
  • A bull elephant, feeding around Baobab Dam.

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

(25°C)

  • A unknown young male lion, mobile north from Drongo north.
  • Xidulu the female leopard with her young male cub, feeding on an impala kill at Second windmill.
  • Tortoise Pan the male leopard, resting at Leeukuil pan.
  • Laluka the female leopard, mobile north from the quarry on Arathusa main.
  • A breeding herd of consisting ten elephants, feeding on Elephants Plains drive way close to the lodge entrance.

Thursday, 26 October 2023

(31°C)

  • A breeding herd consisting of ten elephants, drinking at Leeukuil.
  • Tiyani the female leopard, mobile west from the Island into the Manyaleti river.
  • Xinzele the female leopard with her sub adult daughter, feeding on a grey duiker north of Rhino Ring central.
  • An unknown young male lion, sleeping north of Nsinga camp.
  • S8 the male lion, mobile south from Vrystaat clearing.

Friday, 27 October 2023

(37°C)

  • Laluka the female leopard, sleeping in a marula tree with a bush buck kill on Elephants Plains drive way close to the lodge entrance.
  • A breeding herd of about one hundred and fifty cape buffalo, resting on Elephant Plains driveway junction with Pump house.
  • A breeding herd of fifteen elephants, feeding on Robsons boundary.
  • An unknown lioness, sleeping at Baobab dam.

Saturday, 28 October 2023

(35°C  0,5 mm Rain)

  • Two Black Dam male lions mating with two Nkhuma lioness at Buff Pan.
  • Laluka the female leopard, sleeping in a marula tree with a bush buck kill on Elephants Plains drive way close to the lodge entrance.
  • Nkhuma pride consisting of seven lions stationary east of Elephant Plains Open Area.

Sunday, 29 October 2023

(18°C)

  • Laluka the female leopard, in a marula tree with a bushbuck kill on Elephants Plains drive way close to the lodge entrance.
  • Ntsumie the female leopard mobile south from Red Dam.
  • Tiyani the female leopard finishing off a grey duiker kill south of Elephant Plains -Manyaleti Crossing.
  • A breeding herd of seven African elephants feeding along Marikeni Donga.

Weekly Big 5 Sightings 16 – 22 October 2023

Monday, 16 October 2023

(19°C  32mm Rain)

  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness, five sub-adults and the Imbali male stationary east of Xigodi pan.
  • Breeding herd of fifteen African elephants feeding on the Simbambili-Arathusa Safari Cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard in a tree with a grey duiker kill on Mum’s road.
  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile south along the Simbambili firebreak.
  • The Elephant Plains hyena den was active with five adult spotted hyenas and four cubs that are about five weeks old.
  • Three young Imbali male lions stationary on Mehluane.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile south from Boundary pan.
  • Breeding herd of approximately one hundred Cape buffalo mobile north along MMM south towards Arathusa Safari Driveway.

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

(25°C)

  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile south from Rhino Pan road towards Mamba road.
  • Ngoboswan, the male leopard mobile north from Londoz Drift.
  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness, five sub-adults and the Imbali male mobile south along Saseka.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard in a tree with a grey duiker kill on Mum’s road.

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

(28°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard in a tree with a grey duiker kill on Mum’s road.
  • Breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding north of Southern Fork.
  • Unknown pride of lions consisting of two lioness and two young males mobile south from Champagne Clearing.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile west from Central road.

Thursday, 19 October 2023

(29°C)

  • The two Black Dam male lions stationary on Arathusa Main road south of Arathusa Safari airstrip.
  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness, five sub-adults and the Imbali male stationary at Rulani Pan.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard mobile south from One Eye Pan.
  • Makhomsava’s older female leopard cub mobile east from Seepline.
  • Breeding herd of twelve African elephants feeding south of Pungwe Pan.
  • The Imbali male lion stationary at Mehluane Open Area.
  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of one lioness and five sub adults stationary east of Simbambili Dam.
  • The two Black Dam male lions stationary on Lowveld Link.

Friday, 20 October 2023

(31°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile south from Arathusa Private-Elephant Plains Cutline.
  • One African elephant bull at Jacana dam.
  • The Tourchwood pride of lions consisting of six lioness and the Kruger male mobile east towards Big dam on Buffelshoek.

Saturday, 21 October 2023

(38°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately one hundred Cape buffalo stationary on Sixes junction Mamba road.
  • Breeding herd of twenty-four African elephants drinking water at Rampan pan.
  • The Kambula breakaways consisting of one lioness and four young males drinking water at Red dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile north from Central towards Lost Track.

Sunday, 22 October 2023

(28°C)

  • The Kambula breakaways consisting of one lioness and four young males’ static on Sixes road.
  • Breeding herd of approximately one hundred Cape buffalo stationary on Star Chestnut.

Weekly Big 5 Sightings 9th – 15th October 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( Xidulu’s male cub – Jordan Delvecchio )

Monday, 9 October 2023

(25°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard hunting cane rats around Mum’s Road.
  • Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding on Wetpatch Road.
  • The Imbali male lion mobile north from Vrystaat Clearing.

 

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

(28°C)

  • Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding along the Elephant Plains-Arathusa Private Cutline.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on a bushbuck kill on Ntoma Driveway.
  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile east along the firebreak junction with Pommie’s Pan.
  • Unidentified pride of five lions trailing a breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape buffalo at Simbambili Dam.

 

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

(33°C)

  • Laluka, the female leopard mobile over Manyaleti-Buffelshoek boundary into Manyaleti Game Reserve.
  • Two Black Dam male lions sleeping at Boerbean Open.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile north toward Arathusa Safari Driveway.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard moved her cubs to the woodpile along Simbambili Firebreak.
  • A pack of three African wild dogs mobile east from Brown Ivory Road.
  • The Imbali male lion feeding on a Cape buffalo cow kill at Vrystaat Clearing.
  • Three young male lions and one Talamati lioness feeding of a Cape Buffalo kill at Rubbing Post Dam.

 

 

 

 

( Makhomsava’s cub in a marula tree – Nicholas Greeff )

Thursday, 12 October 2023

(34°C)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard stationary at the new den site along Simbambili Firebreak.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile west along Rulani Road.
  • The two Black Dam male lions sleeping at Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • The Imbali male lion and three young males feeding on a Cape buffalo kill at Vrystaat Clearing.
  • A pack of three African wild dogs mobile south from Khaya Manzi.

Friday, 13 October 2023

(30°C)

  • Xinzele, the female leopard and her female cub stationary in a Weeping Boer-bean tree, south of The Hill Road.
  • The two Ndzhenga male lions and three lionesses stationary on the dam wall at Big Dam.

 

Saturday, 14 October 2023

(29°C)

  • The Talamati Breakaway pride of lions consisting of two lionesses, five sub-adults and the Imbali male mobile north from Southern Fork.
  • Langa, the female leopard mating with Tortoise Pan, the male leopard on Mkombe close to Arathusa Main Road.

 

 

 

 

( Tiyani on an impala kill – Nicholas Greeff )

Sunday, 15 October 2023

(26°C)

  • Langa, the female leopard mating with Tortoise Pan, the male leopard on Mkombe close to Arathusa Main Road.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and one of her cubs between Mum’s Crossing and Pungwe Crossing.

 

 

Weekly Big Five Sightings 02-08 October 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 2 October 2023

(33°C)

  • The four Kambula male Lions with one Kambula Lioness, feeding on a Cape Buffalo west of Serengeti crossing.
  • A breeding herd of about 20 Elephants, drinking at Big Dam.
  • A breeding herd of about 200 Cape Buffalo, resting on Kudu Drift junction with Seepline West.
  • Laluka, the female Leopard resting on a termite mound east of Simbambili Dam.

 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

(31°C)

  • A breeding herd of about 200 Cape Buffalo, drinking at One Eye Pan.
  • The two Black Dam male Lions with one Nkuhuma lioness, sleeping on Mutenzeleke.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male Leopard walking along Zoe’s Road.
  • Laluka, the female Leopard resting on termite mound on Ngala Road.

 

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

(21°C)

  • Xinzele, the female Leopard with her 15 month old cub on Rhino Ring East resting on a fallen over tree.
  • Two Elephant bulls feeding along Pump Track.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male Leopard feeding on a steenbok kill that he stole from Xidulu, the female Leopard along 2nd Windmill Road.
  • The two Black Dam male Lions walking south along Philomon’s Cutline.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 5 October 2023

(23°C)

  • Two sub-adult lionesses and one sub-adult male Lion from the Talamati break-away pride drinking from a mud wallow on A-Main.
  • A herd of about 20 Elephants drinking at Leeukuil pan.
  • A pack of 6 adult African Wild Dogs and their 5 pups, chasing Impala along Secret Clearings.

 

Friday, 6 October 2023

(33°C)

  • A breeding herd of about 200 Cape Buffalo resting at Jacana Dam.
  • Makhomsava, the female Leopard resting in a tree along A-main.
  • Tiyani, the female Leopard stalking Cane Rats along Mums Road.
  • A Pack of 6 Adult African Wild Dogs and their 5 pups at Baobab dam.
  • One Pangolin on Londolozi boundary close to Saseka Junction.

 

Saturday, 7 October 2023

(39°C)

  • Three Talamati break-away Lions feeding on a Zebra carcass on MMM close to Zebra Drive Junction, Three of the Nkuhuma male Lions later joined up to feed with them.
  • A breeding herd of about 200 Cape Buffalo resting along Hyena Road.
  • Tortoise Pan, the male Leopard walking south along Saseka and then crossed into Londolozi.
  • Xinzele, the female Leopard sleeping at the mud wallows along Puff Adder Road.
  • Xinzele, the female Leopard, south of Serengeti Dam resting on the banks of the Manyeleti River.
  • Two Elephant bulls feeding at The Rocks

 

 

 

Sunday, 8 October 2023

(26°C)

  • Makhomsava, the female Leopard feeding on her Steenbok kill at Arathusa Safari Lodge.
  • 4 Lionesses from the Nkuhuma pride, resting at the mud wallows near Seefs Pan.
  • The S8 male lion on a territorial patrol near Twin Dams Road

 

Highlight of the week- seeing a Pangolin on Friday’s evening safari.

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