Weekly Big 5 Sightings 14 – 20 August 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 14 August 2023

(33°C)

  • Breeding herd of fifteen African Elephants drinking water at Red Dam.
  • Breeding herd of approximately fifty Cape Buffalo drinking water at Red Dam.
  • Xinzele’s female Leopard cub Static on the Londolozi Boundary junction Leopard Drift.

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

(28°C)

  • Pack of seven African Wild Dogs at Five Way Junction with an Impala kill.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile South along Kudu Drift.
  • Talamati two young male Lions mobile South along Arathusa Main Road.
  • Xinzele’s female Leopard cub Static on the Londolozi Boundary junction Leopard Drift.

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

(21°C)

  • Clan of eleven Spotted Hyena pushed a Lioness off of a young Cape Buffalo kill and chased her up a tree at Lily Pond.
  • Two young male Lions chased off Spotted Hyenas from the young Cape Buffalo kill at Lily Pond.
  • Laluka, female Leopard mobile West along Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Young male Leopard busy hunting East of Simbambili Dam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 17 August 2023

(28°C)

  • Two Black Dam male Lions chasing the two Talamati young male Lions from Big Dam towards Londolozi Boundary.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape Buffalo mobile North from Philimon’s Cutline.
  • Pack of seven African Wild Dogs static at Simbambile Open Area.
  • Breeding herd of ten African Elephants feeding around Poaches Corner.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of Lions consisting of one Lioness, five sub adults and the Imbali male static North of Hardekool.

Friday, 18 August 2023

(35°C)

  • Pack of four African Wild Dogs were competing with eight Spotted Hyenas, Tortoise Pan, male Leopard and Tiyani, female Leopard over an female Impala kill West of Gaby’s Crossing, one young Talamati male Lion chased them all off of the kill.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile South from Sixteenth Crossing.
  • Tortoise Pan, male Leopard mobile West in the Manyaleti from Ntoma Crossing.

Saturday, 19 August 2023

(25°C)

  • Pack of seven African Wild Dogs mobile South from Gaby’s Open into Othawa.
  • Female Cheetah and her cub static East of Tortoise Pan.
  • Talamati Breakaway pride of Lions consisting of one Lioness and five sub adults static North of One Eye Pan junction MMM.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile West towards Big Dam from Seepline.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 20 August 2023

(32°C)

  • Xinzele, female Leopard and her Cub mobile South into Londolozi from Leopard Drift.
  • Tiyani, female Leopard mobile South towards Rhino Ring North.
  • Xidulu, female Leopard mobile South from Seef’s Pan Road into Arathusa Safari Lodge.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard static on the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
  • Two Black Dam male Lions static on Marula Bolt Fourway Junction.

 

 

Weekly Big Five sightings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday,7 August 2023

(22°C)

  • Two Talamati male Lions sleeping on Gworie central.
  • Xidulu female Leopard and her cub at Magic willie open with a Duiker kill.
  • Tortoise Pan male Leopard mobile South into Londolozi West of leopard drift.
  • Breeding herd of thirty African Elephants feeding at the rocks.

Tuesday,8 August 2023

(19°C)

  • Four Nkuhuma Lioness sleeping south of Seepline kudu drift junction.
  • Two Talamati male Lions trailing a breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape Buffalo close to Leopard drift on kudu drift.
  • Tiyani female Leopard on Balala road mobile East.
  • Xinzeles female Leopard cub sleeping on top of a termite mound East of leopard drift on Londolozi boundary.

Wednesday,9 August 2023

(27°C)

  • Nkuhuma Pride of nine Lioness crossed into Hoffmans from Arathusa Safari drive way.
  • Talamati breakaway consisting of one adult female and five sub adult Lions North of Red dam.
  • One male Cheetah static on Gabeys open area.
  • Tiyani female Leopard Mobile South from the southern end of EP airstrip.
  • Two Talamati male Lions feeding on a Cape Buffalo North of ole Borehole mud wallows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday,10 August 2023

(27°C)

  • One male Cheetah sleeping on Rhulani open area.
  • Two Talamati male Lions sleeping at second windmill.
  • Tortoise Pan male Leopard Mobile South from Seepline East.

 

Friday,11 August 2023

(26°C)

  • Xidulu female Leopard mobile South from Mehlwena open.
  • Female Cheetah with three cubs East of Hardekoel drive way sleeping
  • Breeding herd of twenty African Elephants static at Bush Camp pan.

Saturday,12 August 2023

(31°C)

  • Breeding herd of te
  • n African Elephants at Kimbeons crossing.
  • Talamati breakaway consisting of one adult female and five sub adult Lions sleeping at Jacana open area.
  • Two African Wild Dogs static on the northern end of EP airstrip.
  • Two Talamati male Lions sleeping at Knobthorn pan.
  • Makhomsava female Leopard mobile North on Maddash past Cutline.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday,13 August 2023

(27°C)

  • Two Talamati male Lions fighting with Hyenas at Elephant plains open area.
  • Breeding her of five African Elephants drinking water at Big Dam.
  • Breeding herd of two hundred Cape Buffalo drinking water at Big Dam.

Weekly Big Five Sighting 31 July – 6 August

 

 

 

 

 

Monday,31 July 2023

(25°C)

  • Nkuhuma pride of ten Lions with the Northern Avoca Male mobile North from Rhino ring west.
  • Breeding herd of two hundred Cape Buffalo mobile North from Rhino ring west.
  • Makhomsava female Leopard with Tortoises Pan male Leopard on Lowveld link near Arathusa Safari driveway.
  • Breeding herd of twenty African Elephants feeding at the rocks.
  • Xinzele female Leopard with her cub at Serengeti open area.

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

(19°C)

  • Nkuhuma pride of ten Lions with the Northern Avoca male sleeping at Jerry drive.
  • Tiyani female Leopard mobile West from Rhino ring west.
  • Talamati pride of eight Lions mobile East from Huntersmoon lodge.
  • Makhomsava female Leopard mobile South West from Airport link.

Wednesday,2 August 2023

(24°C)

  • Makhomsava female Leopard with her cub at Lowveld link.
  • Xidulu female Leopard and her cub drinking water at Matunduluka pan.
  • Nkuhuma pride of ten Lions mobile West from Serengeti open area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday,3 August 2023

(27°C)

  • Makhomsava female Leopard static on Arathusa Safai cutline.
  • Tortoise Pan male Leopard feeding on a impala kill at second windmill.

 

Friday,4 August 2023

(31°C)

  • Tortoise Pan male Leopard feeding on a impala kill at second windmill.
  • Breeding herd of twenty African Elephants at Bushcamp pan.
  • One young Nkuhuma male Lions static on Seepline west.
  • Two Talamati young male Lions on Elephant plains airstrip chasing an unknown young male Lions.

Saturday,5 August 2023

(31°C)

  • Three young Nkuhuma male Lion West of Maddash close to road seven sleeping.
  • Five Cape Buffalo bulls mobile South from Manyaleti West of big dam.
  • Talamati Lioness and five sub adult Lions West of Jacana access.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday,6 August 2023

(27°C)

  • Two Black Dam male Lions mobile South into Londolozi from big dam link South.
  • Female Cheetah and three cubs mobile Eats into Hoffmans South of Safari drive way.

 

Weekly Big Five sightings 24-30 July 2023

 

 

 

 

Monday, 24 July 2023

(25°C)

  • Makhomsava, female Leopard and her cub mobile East from Big Dam inflow.
  • Breeding herd of twenty-five African Elephants mobile North along Elephant Plains Simbambile Cutline.
  • Xinzele, female Leopard static on top of a Termite mound on Rhino Ring East.

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

(19°C)

  • Avoca North, male Lion trailing a breeding herd of approximately seventy Cape Buffalo on the Southern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Tiyani, female Leopard static on the river bank South of Hawk Eagle.
  • Xidulu’s cub, young male Leopard static in the block close to Xigodi Pan.

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

(24°C)

  • Makhomsava, female Leopard and her cub mobile South on Big Dam Link North.
  • Avoca North, male Lion mobile East across MMM into Djuma.
  • Xidulu’s cub, young male Leopard static in the block close to Xigodi Pan.
  • Breeding herd of approximately thirty African Elephants digging for water in the Manyaleti River North of Serengeti Crossing.
  • Breeding herd of approximately one hundred Cape Buffalo mobile West along Kudu Drift.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile North from Mfezi junction Landcruiser Crossing.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 27 July 2023

(27°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately eighty Cape Buffalo static on the Western side of Vrystaat Clearing.
  • Tortoise Pan, male Leopard with a female Impala in a Marula tree South of Rhino Ring North.
  • Xinzele, female Leopard mobile South into Londolozi West of Our Fathers Crossing.
  • Laluka, female Leopard static on Mamba Road South of Nyala Crossing.

Friday, 28 July 2023

(31°C)

  • Pack of seven African Wild Dogs killed an Impala, The kill was then stolen by Spotted Hyenas and then they were chased of by the Northern Avoca Male Lion on old EP drive way.
  • Tiyani female Leopard static on a termite mound at the entrance to Elephant Plains camp.
  • Xidulu female Leopard static on Elephant plains and Simbambili cutline.

Saturday, 29 July 2023

(31°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred Buffalo on Bushcamp east moving North.
  • Two Black Dam male Lions moving East at Mfezi open.
  • Makhomsavah female Leopard static east of Maddash junction with land cruiser crossing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 30 July 2023

(27°C)

  • Makhomsavah female leopard mobile south from Grass cut/ Nkombe junction.
  • Breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding on Big Dam link South.
  • Four Nkuhuma Male lions on Buffelshoek Gowrie cutline West on Insinga access.
  • Breeding herd of ten African Elephants on Mamba link.

 

Weekly Big 5 Sighting 17 July – 23 July 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 17 July 2023

30(°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape Buffalo feeding along Horseshoe East.
  • Breeding herd of twenty African Elephants feeding along East Bank Manyaleti.
  • Tiyani, female Leopard static on top of a Termite mound South of Kimbeon’s Crossing.

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

31(°C)

  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile West from Konkoni.
  • Breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape Buffalo mobile East from Elephant Plains Driveway towards Leeukuil Pan.
  • Three Tourchwood Lioness with eight cubs and two of the Mantimachleah male Lions on a Zebra kill on Umbrella Tree North junction Hyena West.

Wednesday, 19 July 2023

18(°C)

  • One African Elephant bull feeding along Central Road.
  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape Buffalo feeding in a Northerly direction from Seef’s Pan.
  • Breeding herd of fifteen African Elephants feeding along Kudu Drift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 20 July 2023

13(°C)

  • Breeding herd of twenty African Elephants feeding on the Londolozi Boundary East of Big Dam Link South.
  • Pack of six African Wild Dogs with an Impala kill inside Silvan Lodge.
  • Laluka, female Leopard mobile West from the Southern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
  • Tiyani, female Leopard mobile North West from Mamba Road.

Friday, 21 July 2023

23(°C)

  • Breeding herd of approximately two hundred Cape Buffalo mobile South into Londolozi.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard successfully hunting Impala North of Mfezi Open.

Saturday, 22 July 2023

23(°C)

  • Makhomsava, female Leopard in a Tamboti tree North of Mfezi Open with an Impala kill.
  • Breeding herd of approximately twenty five African Elephants feeding along Arathusa Safari Arathusa Private Cutline.
  • Female Cheetah with her cub on Rain tree road.
  • Pack of three African Wild Dogs mobile North from Elephant Plains lodge.
  • African Civet mobile South on Elephant Plains drive way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 23 July 2023

23(°C)

  • Breeding herd of ten African Elephants on Arathusa Safari and Sherleys Cutline.
  • Three young male lions (unknown) mobile South from Diagonal Road.
  • Cara female leopard mating with the Timbivati Male leopard on Long Pole West.

 

Weekly Big 5 Sightings 10 – 16 July 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, 10 July 2023

(12°C 10 MM Rain)

  • Herd of nineteen African Elephants mobile West along Zebra Drive.
  • Nkhuma pride of Lions consisting of two lioness and one young male mobile North West from Zebra Drive.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard with an Impala kill in a tree on the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

(20°C)

  • One Kambula male Lion static infront of Vuyatela Lodge.
  • One male Cheetah static at the open area behind Nkhoro Game Lodge.
  • Tlalamba, female Leopard static North of Twin Dams.
  • Makhomsava, female Leopard and her cub with a juvenile Impala ram kill in a Marula tree on the junction of Seepline West and Big Dam Link North.

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

(20°C)

  • Imabli pride consisting of four lioness and two young males static on a Termite mound North of Hardekool Lodge with the Imbali male trailing behind them.
  • Tortoise Pan, male Leopard with Makhomsava, female Leopard and her cub static at Big Dam Link North.
  • Herd of six African Elephants on Elephant Plains Driveway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 13 July 2023

(23°C)

  • Imbali pride of Lions consisting of six individuals static on top of a Termite mound with the Imbali male trailing behind them North of Hardekool.
  • Breeding herd of ten African Elephants feeding at Land Cruiser Crossing
  • Xidulu, female Leopard and her cub static on Marikeni Drive.

Friday, 14 July 2023

(19°C)

  • Herd of approximately one hundred Cape Buffalo static on Impala Road.
  • One Talamati Lioness static at Khaya Manzi Dam.
  • Talamati pride consisting of six individuals and the Imbali male mobile West along the Manyaleti Boundary.
  • Tlalamba, female Leopard static on Philimon’s Dip.
  • Breeding herd of fifteen African Elephants feeding at Elephant Plains Open Area.

Saturday, 15 July 2023

(24°C)

  • Makhomsava, female Leopard mobile South from Seepline East.
  • One African Elephant bull static on the Londolozi Boundary.
  • Breeding herd of approximately three hundred Cape Buffalo drinking water at Big Dam.
  • Pack of five African Wild Dogs mobile West along Ekiso into Robsons.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 16 July 2023

(25°C)

  • Nkhuma pride of Lions consisting of eight individuals’ static on Cheetah Cutline.
  • Herd of approximately three hundred Cape Buffalo static at Wetpatch Open Area.

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