The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see a pack of 17 wild dogs in action while hunting impala!
Monday, 18 March 2013
(31ºC)
- Moya, the female leopard, stalking an impala male on A-main, east of Big Dam
- Two buffalo bulls drinking water at Big Dam
- One elephant bull feeding on The Island
- A breeding herd of about 35 elephants feeding on Rhulani Road
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water at 2nd Windmill Pan
- One buffalo bull feeding at Seefs Pan
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
(32ºC)
- One Breakaway Tsalala lioness resting on EP driveway
- One unknown male leopard resting on our southern boundary
- One female cheetah and 2 cubs resting on Safari airstrip
- One buffalo bull feeding and drinking water at Big Dam
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
(30ºC)
- One Breakaway Tsalala lioness feeding on a juvenile giraffe kill on Guarri Central Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, walking south from our airstrip
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting in a tree on Madash Road
Thursday, 21 March 2013
(29ºC)
- One buffalo bull feeding around Big Dam
- Salayexe, the female leopard’s cub, chasing a hyena on Wetpatch Road
- One elephant bull moving south on Marula Bult South
- Lamula, the male leopard, resting at Serengeti Pan
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants drinking water at Buff Pan
Friday, 22 March 2013
(30ºC)
- A pack of 17 wild dogs chasing and killing an impala on Guarri Central Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, and her cub moving north on Madash Road
- Two buffalo bulls wallowing in the mud on Ngala open area
- Another buffalo bull feeding close to Serengeti Pan
- Three Breakaway Tsalala lionesses resting close to Big Dam
Saturday, 23 March 2013
(30ºC)
- Three Breakaway Tsalala lionesses resting on Track South
- One buffalo bull resting at Big Dam
- A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding on EP floodplain
- One buffalo bull resting close to 2nd Windmill Pan
- Tingana, the male leopard, scent marking on 2nd Windmill Road
- Another breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Lowveld Link
- Another breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding on Rhino Ring South
Sunday, 24 March 2013
(30ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding close to EP airstrip
- Another breeding herd of about 40 elephants moving east towards Wetpatch open area
- Four buffalo bulls drinking water on EP open area
- Two buffalo bulls resting close to Shirley’s crossing
- Salayexe, the female leopard’s cub resting in a Marula tree close to Eastern Bank Manyeleti Road