The Big 5 highlight of the week was having three of the Majingilane male lions spend a few days around EP airstrip!
Monday, 4 February 2013
(31 ºC)
- Shadow, the female leopard and her two cubs, moving east from Marula Bult Central
- Breeding herd of about ten elephants drinking water at Land Cruiser Crossing
- The Styx pride of lions moving north on Safari airstrip
- Tingana, the male leopard, resting with a juvenile kudu kill on Lost Track Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting south of EP / Shirley’s cutline
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water on EP open area
- Breeding herd of about ten elephants moving south on A-main Road
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
(26 ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving west from EP airstrip
- Moya, the female leopard and Lamula, the male leopard, moving south from A-main
- Two elephant bulls feeding on Kuala Bear Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, resting on Madash Road
- Two buffalo bulls resting on Madash Road
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
(29 ºC)
- The Styx pride of lions resting on Londoz boundary
- One buffalo bull resting on Sixes Road
- Breeding herd of ten elephants feeding, north of EP Lodge
- One lioness of the Breakaway pride and her one month old cub, resting on Saseka Road
Thursday, 7 February 2013
(32 ºC) and 5 mm of rain
- Two Majingi male lions and two Breakaway lionesses resting on EP airstrip
- Herd of forty elephants feeding on Wetpatch open
- Herd of fifteen elephants feeding north from Kimbians Crossing
Friday, 8 February 2013
(33 ºC)
- Three Majingi male lions and two Tsalala lionesses resting on EP airstrip
- Herd of ten elephants feeding around Bushcamp
- Two lionesses of the Breakaway pride, resting at 5-way Junction
- The Styx pride of lions resting close to Buff Pan
- Young male leopard on an impala kill east of Treehouse Pan
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water at Treehouse Pan
Saturday, 9 February 2013
(29 ºC)
- Two Majingi male lions and two Tsalala lionesses resting on Big Dam Link South
- Herd of twenty elephants feeding on Shirley’s open area
- Eight wild dogs moving east from Knobthorn Pan
- One elephant bull feeding on Safari airstrip
- Herd of seven elephants feeding around a Marula tree on Marula Bult South
- Moya, the female leopard, resting on Seepline
- Tingana, the male leopard, walking north from Serengeti
Sunday, 10 February 2013
(31 ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard and her cub, playing on The Rocks
- One elephant bull feeding on Wetpatch open area
- Ntima, the female leopard, and a young unknown male resting east of Wessels
- The Styx pride of lions resting south of Ingwe Pan
- Seven buffalo’s resting in the water west of Mesi Mati