Big 5 Sightings 13 – 29 July 2012

This week, our highlight did not involve the Big 5 but we did see a very shy and rare animal. We came across a pangolin one evening. It does not happen often that we do see these scaly anteaters and therefore it is most definitely the one sighting which stood out.

Pangolin - Photo by Louis Liversage

Monday, 23 July 2012
(25ºC)

• A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding on Shirley’s open area
• 2 Buffalo bulls feeding on the cutline between EP and Shirley’s
• Salayexe the leopard moving south on Kudu Drift scent marking
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on EP floodplain

Tuesday, 24 July 2012
(26ºC)

• A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding on EP open area
• Tingana the leopard with an impala kill on Horseshoe West
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on EP / Shirley’s cutline

Tingana - Photo by Louis Liversage

Wednesday, 25 July 2012
(24ºC)

• Salayexe the leopard joined Tingana on his impala kill
• A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding around Seef’s Pan
• 2 Buffalo bulls feeding in the dry riverbed south of Serengeti Pan
• A breeding herd of about 15 elephant drinking water on EP open area

Thursday, 26 July 2012
(21ºC)

• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Parallel Road
• 2 Buffalo bulls feeding on Puff adder Road
• Salayexe the leopard scent marking on Madash Road south of EP / Shirley’s cutline
• 2 Lioness of the Tsalala pride resting south of Zimba Bridge

Friday, 27 July 2012
(24ºC)

• A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding and drinking water around Big Dam
• 2 Lioness of the Tsalala pride stalking impala north of Serengeti Pan
• Shadow the leopard with a juvenile impala kill on Pump Track
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Grissly Bear Crossing

Salayexe - Photo by Louis Liversage

Saturday, 28 July 2012
(23ºC)

• 4 Young Tsalala lioness stalking wildebeest on EP open area
• 2 Buffalo bulls feeding on Rhino Pan Road
• Shadow the leopard feeding on an impala kill on Pump Track
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on A-Main
• A breeding herd of about 20 buffalo drinking water at Simbambili dam

Sunday, 29 July 2012
(23ºC)

• Salayexe the leopard moving south from Land Cruiser crossing
• A breeding herd of about 15 elephant drinking water at Big Dam
• Shadow the leopard still feeding on her impala kill on Pump Track
• A small breeding herd of about 5 elephants feeding on Zebra Drive