by Elephantplains | Nov 12, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
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.
by Elephantplains | Nov 5, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
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.
by Elephantplains | Oct 29, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
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.
by Elephantplains | Oct 22, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
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.
by Elephantplains | Oct 15, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
( 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.
by Elephantplains | Oct 9, 2023 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
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.